Devi Upanishad: Verse 18
सैषाष्टौ वसवः। सैषैकादश रुद्राः। सैषा द्वादशादित्याः। सैषा विश्वेदेवाः सोमपा असोमपाश्च। सैषा यातुधान्यः असुरा रक्षांसि पिशाचयक्षाः सिद्धाः। सैषा सत्त्व-रजस्-तमांसि। सैषा प्रजापतीन्द्रमनवः। सैषा ग्रहा नक्षत्रज्योतींषि कलाकाष्ठादिकालरूपिणी। तामहं प्रणौमि नित्यम्। तापापहारिणीं देवीं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनीम्। अनन्तां विजयां शुद्धां शरण्यां शिवदां शिवाम्॥१८–१९॥
सा । एषा । अष्टौ । वसवः । सा । एषा । एकादश । रुद्राः । सा । एषा । द्वादश । आदित्याः । सा । एषा । विश्वे-देवाः । सोम-पाः । असोम-पाः । च । सा । एषा । यातुधान्यः । असुराः । रक्षांसि । पिशाच-यक्षाः । सिद्धाः । सा । एषा । सत्त्व-रजः-तमांसि । सा । एषा । प्रजापति-इन्द्र-मनवः । सा । एषा । ग्रहाः । नक्षत्र- ज्योतींषि । कला-काष्ठ-आदि-काल-रूपिणी । ताम् । अहम् । प्रणौमि । नित्यम् । ताप-अपहारिणीम् । देवीम् । भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायिनीम् । अनन्ताम् । विजयाम् । शुद्धाम् । शरण्याम् । शिव-दाम् । शिवाम् ॥
saiṣāṣṭau vasavaḥ | saiṣaikādaśa rudrāḥ | saiṣā dvādaśādityāḥ | saiṣā viśvedevāḥ somapā asomapāś ca | saiṣā yātudhānyaḥ asurā rakṣāṃsi piśācayakṣāḥ siddhāḥ | saiṣā sattva-rajas-tamāṃsi | saiṣā prajāpatīndramanavaḥ | saiṣā grahā nakṣatrajyotīṃṣi kalākāṣṭhādikālarūpiṇī | tām ahaṃ praṇau mi nityam | tāpāpahāriṇīṃ devīṃ bhuktimuktipradāyinīm | anantāṃ vijayāṃ śuddhāṃ śaraṇyāṃ śivadāṃ śivām ||18–19||
वही आठ वसु है, ग्यारह रुद्र है, बारह आदित्य है। वही विश्वेदेव है, जो सोम पीते हैं और जो नहीं पीते। वही असुर है, राक्षस है, पिशाच और यक्ष है, सिद्ध है। वही तीन गुण है, सत्व, रजस और तमस। वही प्रजापति है, इंद्र है, मनु है। वही ग्रह है, नक्षत्र है, तारे है, वक्त की शकल में। मैं उसको हमेशा प्रणाम करता हूँ। जो तकत और पाप दूर करती है, सुख और मुक्ति देती है। वो अनंत है, विजयी है, साफ है, शरण देती है, भलाई करती है।
She indeed is the eight Vasus; she indeed is the eleven Rudras; she is the twelve Ādityas; she is the Viśvedevas—both the Soma-drinkers and the non–Soma-drinkers. She is the yātudhānas, the asuras, the rākṣasas, the piśācas, the yakṣas, and the siddhas. She is the (three) guṇas—sattva, rajas, and tamas. She is Prajāpati, Indra, and the Manus. She is the planets, the constellations, the luminaries, taking the form of time—kalā, kāṣṭhā, and the rest. Her I ever bow to— the Goddess who removes affliction, who bestows enjoyment and liberation; the infinite, the victorious, the pure, the refuge, the giver of auspiciousness, the auspicious one.
- sā+eṣā→saiṣā
- saiṣā+aṣṭau→saiṣāṣṭau
- saiṣā+ekādaśa→saiṣaikādaśa
- dvādaśa+ādityāḥ→dvādaśādityāḥ
- viśve+devāḥ→viśvedevāḥ
- asomapāḥ+ca→asomapāś ca (visarga before c)
- piśāca+yakṣāḥ→piśācayakṣāḥ
- sattva-rajas-tamāṃsi shown as triad (rajas→rajaḥ in text)
- prajāpati+indra+manavaḥ→prajāpatiindramanavaḥ (written together in source)
- nakṣatra+jyotīṃṣi→nakṣatrajyotīṃṣi
- kalā+kāṣṭhā+ādi+kāla+rūpiṇī→kalākāṣṭhādikālarūpiṇī
- praṇau mi treated as praṇau-mi (praṇomi/praṇumi orthographic split)
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Brahman/Devī as sarvātmakatva (all-encompassing reality); guṇas and māyā; bhukti–mukti
- The mahavakyas
- Reinforces mahāvākya purport by asserting all-inclusive identity (sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahma as a thematic parallel), though not quoting a mahāvākya verbatim.
- Veda
- Atharva
- Chandas
- Prose with hymnic cadence (stotra-like enumeration)
Yoga and practice
Viśvarūpa-dhyāna (cosmic-form meditation) to dissolve separative identity; contemplation of guṇas to cultivate guṇātīta (transcending qualities); time-awareness practices (kāla-bhāvanā) to reduce clinging; devotional surrender (praṇāma) integrated with jñāna for steadiness and fearlessness.
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