Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 41

देव्याः क्रोधः शक्तिनिर्माणं च

Devī’s Wrath and the Manifestation of the Śaktis

Devanagari script

एवं श्रुत्वा वचस्तेषां प्रसन्ना चंडिकाऽभवत् । प्रत्युवाच ऋषींस्तान्वै करुणाविष्टमानसा

Transliteration

evaṃ śrutvā vacasteṣāṃ prasannā caṃḍikā'bhavat | pratyuvāca ṛṣīṃstānvai karuṇāviṣṭamānasā

Translation

Ayant ainsi entendu leurs paroles, Caṇḍikā fut comblée de joie. L’esprit pénétré de compassion, elle répondit à ces ṛṣis.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) from √श्रु: ‘having heard’

• वचः: words/speech
• वचः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रसन्ना: pleased/serene
• प्रसन्ना: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/Predicate to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चण्डिका: Caṇḍikā
• चण्डिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उप-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ऋषीन्: to the sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (कर्म/Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• करुणाविष्टमानसा: whose mind was filled with compassion
• करुणाविष्टमानसा: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण/Predicate to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करुणा-आविष्ट-मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: करुणया आविष्टं मानसं यस्याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आविष्ट (past participle from √विश् with आ-)

Speaker

Caṇḍikā (Devī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights that divine power (Śakti), even when appearing fierce as Caṇḍikā, is fundamentally governed by grace—responding to sincere seekers (ṛṣis) with compassion, a key Shaiva understanding of the Lord’s and Devī’s anugraha (bestowing grace).

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Shaiva tradition, Saguna worship emphasizes approachable divine forms. Devī’s pleased, compassionate response mirrors how sincere prayer and devotion in Shiva-Linga worship invite divine favor and protection within the Purāṇic narrative flow.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is sincere supplication with humility: approach the divine with reverence and truthfulness; mentally cultivate karuṇā (compassion) while performing Shiva-oriented practices such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and steady dhyāna on Śiva-Śakti unity.