Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 16

देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā

Devanagari script

अशेषजगतां बीजे ज्ञेयज्ञानस्वरूपिणि । जगद्धिताय सततं शिवपत्नि नमोस्तु ते

Transliteration

aśeṣajagatāṃ bīje jñeyajñānasvarūpiṇi | jagaddhitāya satataṃ śivapatni namostu te

Translation

Ô épouse de Śiva—semence et cause de tous les mondes, dont l’essence est à la fois le connaissable et la conscience connaissante; toujours vouée au bien de l’univers, salutations à Toi.

Word by Word

• aśeṣa-jagatām: of all the worlds
• aśeṣa-jagatām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; जगत्-शब्दः नपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचनम्; समासे पूर्वपदं विशेषणम् (aśeṣa=समस्त/entire)

• bīje: in/at the seed; O seed (source)
• bīje: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; संबोधनार्थे/आश्रय-निर्देशे (locative of address/identification)

• jñeya-jñāna-svarūpiṇi: O one whose nature is the knowable and knowledge
• jñeya-jñāna-svarūpiṇi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jñeya (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + jñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; स्त्रीलिङ्गः, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्; svarūpiṇī=स्वरूपवती (having the nature of)

• jagat-hitāya: for the welfare of the world
• jagat-hitāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्बन्धेन ‘जगत्’ + ‘हित’ (benefit); दत्तिवाचक-चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचनम्

• satataṃ: always
• satataṃ: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• śiva-patni: O wife of Śiva
• śiva-patni: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य पत्नी); स्त्रीलिङ्गः, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोगः (indeclinable interjection); नमः-शब्दः नमस्कारार्थे

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative/विधिलिङ्गसदृश), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Śiva Purāṇa to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, conveying the hymn of praise within the Satīkhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: अशेषजगतां बीजे ज्ञेयज्ञानस्वरूपिणि । जगद्धिताय सततं शिवपत्नि नमोस्तु ते

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse praises Satī (Śiva’s Śakti) as the cosmic seed and as the very principle of knowledge—both the object to be realized and the illuminating awareness—showing that liberation arises through Śiva-Śakti grace and right knowing aligned with devotion.

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

In Śaiva worship, the Liṅga represents Śiva as Pati, while Śakti is His inseparable power by which creation and revelation occur; this hymn supports Saguna upāsanā by honoring Śiva’s consort as the manifest, beneficent force that enables devotees to know and approach Śiva through worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa and stuti: recite this verse as a daily Devi-Śiva prayer before Liṅga-pūjā, pairing it with Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to cultivate knowledge (jñāna) grounded in devotion (bhakti) for the welfare-oriented, compassionate mind.