Shloka 21
विष्णूत्पत्तिवर्णनम्
Description of the Origin/Manifestation of Viṣṇu
सा शक्तिरम्बिका प्रोक्ता प्रकृतिस्सकलेश्वरी । त्रिदेवजननी नित्या मूलकारणमित्युत
sā śaktirambikā proktā prakṛtissakaleśvarī | tridevajananī nityā mūlakāraṇamityuta
On déclare qu’elle est Śakti, Ambikā; elle est Prakṛti, la Souveraine de tout. Elle est la mère éternelle des trois dieux (Brahmā, Viṣṇu et Rudra) et l’on dit d’elle qu’elle est la cause racine de la création manifestée.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Umā
Role: creative
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: origin of the trimūrti as functional deities from the eternal Ambikā as root-cause
FAQs
It establishes Ambikā (Śakti) as the eternal, all-governing power behind manifestation—honoring the Shiva–Shakti principle where the Lord’s power is the basis for creation, sustenance, and dissolution.
Linga worship points to Shiva as the supreme Pati; this verse clarifies that the Lord’s manifest activity is inseparable from Śakti (Ambikā). Thus, Saguna worship reveres Shiva together with his dynamic power that unfolds the cosmos.
A practical takeaway is Shiva–Shakti dhyāna: meditate on the Linga as Shiva (conscious Lord) and on Ambikā as Śakti (divine power), while japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” is performed with steady devotion.