Shloka 58

Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti

Request for the Account of Umā

Devanagari script

प्रणमामि महामायां योगनिद्रामुमां सतीम् । कालरात्रिं महारात्रिं मोहरात्रिं परात्पराम्

Transliteration

praṇamāmi mahāmāyāṃ yoganidrāmumāṃ satīm | kālarātriṃ mahārātriṃ moharātriṃ parātparām

Translation

Je me prosterne devant Umā, la vertueuse Satī : Elle est Mahāmāyā, puissance cosmique de la manifestation, et Yogānidrā, le sommeil divin du yoga. Je me prosterne devant Elle comme Kālarātri, comme Mahārātri, comme Moharātri : la Suprême, au-delà du suprême.

Word by Word

• प्रणमामि: I bow (salute)
• प्रणमामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• महामायाम्: Great Māyā
• महामायाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामाया (प्रातिपदिक: महा + माया)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• योगनिद्राम्: Yogic sleep
• योगनिद्राम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगनिद्रा (प्रातिपदिक: योग + निद्रा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); महामायाम् इति समानाधिकरण-विशेषणभावः (appositional epithet)

• उमाम्: Umā
• उमाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सतीम्: Satī
• सतीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); उमाम् इति समानाधिकरण (apposition)

• कालरात्रिम्: Kālarātri (Night of Time)
• कालरात्रिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालरात्रि (प्रातिपदिक: काल + रात्रि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महारात्रिम्: Mahārātri (Great Night)
• महारात्रिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारात्रि (प्रातिपदिक: महा + रात्रि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मोहरात्रिम्: Moharātri (Night of delusion)
• मोहरात्रिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहरात्रि (प्रातिपदिक: मोह + रात्रि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• परात्पराम्: supreme beyond the supreme
• परात्पराम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परात्परा (प्रातिपदिक: परात् + परा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying the देवी)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a devotional stotra within the Uma Samhita context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse praises Umā as the supreme Shakti who both veils consciousness as Māyā and grants inner stillness as Yogānidrā—showing that bondage and liberation operate under the Lord’s power through the Divine Mother in Shaiva understanding.

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

In the Shiva Purana, Shiva (Pati) is worshipped inseparably with Umā (Shakti). Saluting Umā as Mahāmāyā supports Saguna worship—approaching the Linga with devotion while recognizing that the manifest universe and its transformative powers arise through Her.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa and contemplation: recite salutations to Umā-Shiva during Mahārātri (Mahāśivarātri night), meditating on Yogānidrā as inward absorption (samādhi-like stillness) and offering devotion with purity of mind.