Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

शरदिंद्वानना शुभ्रचन्द्रभाला त्रिलोचना । सर्वावयवरम्या च कमलांघ्रिनखद्युतिः

Transliteration

śaradiṃdvānanā śubhracandrabhālā trilocanā | sarvāvayavaramyā ca kamalāṃghrinakhadyutiḥ

Translation

Son visage était tel la lune d’automne ; son front brillait comme un croissant immaculé. Elle avait trois yeux, charmante en chacun de ses membres, et l’éclat des ongles de ses pieds de lotus rayonnait vivement.

Word by Word

• शरद्-इन्दु-आनना: moon-faced like the autumn moon
• शरद्-इन्दु-आनना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरद् + इन्दु + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘face like the autumn moon’

• शुभ्र-चन्द्र-भाला: with a bright moon-like forehead
• शुभ्र-चन्द्र-भाला: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र + चन्द्र + भाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘forehead like a bright moon’

• त्रि-लोचना: three-eyed
• त्रि-लोचना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘three-eyed’

• सर्व-अवयव-रम्या: lovely in all her limbs
• सर्व-अवयव-रम्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अवयव + रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘beautiful in all limbs’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कमल-अङ्घ्रि-नख-द्युतिः: having the radiance of the nails of lotus-feet
• कमल-अङ्घ्रि-नख-द्युतिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल + अङ्घ्रि + नख + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘having the lustre of the nails of lotus-like feet’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse presents Satī’s auspicious, luminous form as a support for devotion (bhakti) and contemplation, teaching that the Divine Mother’s beauty is not merely aesthetic but a revelation of purity, grace, and śakti that leads the mind toward Shiva-consciousness.

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

In Shaiva tradition, Saguna worship includes reverence to Shiva together with Śakti; praising Satī’s form complements Linga worship by affirming Shiva as Pati (Lord) and Satī/Parvatī as His inseparable power, making devotion complete and inwardly transformative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple dhyāna practice is implied: visualize the Goddess with moonlike face and three eyes, then offer mental worship (mānasa-pūjā) while repeating “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating purity and one-pointed devotion.