Shloka 65

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

एवं तैः समरं कृत्वा लीलया परमेश्वरी । जघान चण्डमुण्डाभ्यां रक्तबीजं महासुरम्

Transliteration

evaṃ taiḥ samaraṃ kṛtvā līlayā parameśvarī | jaghāna caṇḍamuṇḍābhyāṃ raktabījaṃ mahāsuram

Translation

Demikian, setelah bertempur dengan mereka, Sang Dewi Tertinggi—seakan bermain—membinasakan mahāsura Raktabīja melalui Caṇḍa dan Muṇḍa.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तैः: by/with them
• तैः: सह/करण (Instrument/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• समरम्: battle
• समरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु) → कृत्वा (क्त्वान्त अव्यय/कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्तः अव्ययभावः (gerund/absolutive)

• लीलया: playfully; as a sport
• लीलया: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• परमेश्वरी: the Supreme Goddess
• परमेश्वरी: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जघान: slew
• जघान: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• चण्ड-मुण्डाभ्याम्: with Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa
• चण्ड-मुण्डाभ्याम्: करण/सह (Instrument/with)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (Caṇḍa and Muṇḍa)

• रक्तबीजम्: Raktabīja
• रक्तबीजम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्तबीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• महा-असुरम्: the great demon
• महा-असुरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—महान् असुरः (a great demon)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: destructive

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Chanda
• Munda
• Raktabija

FAQs

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

It presents the Goddess as Parameśvarī—Śiva’s inseparable Śakti—who destroys the asuric force (egoic, violent tendencies) with effortless divine sovereignty, teaching that grace and right power overcome entrenched negativity.

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

In Śaiva understanding, the Liṅga signifies Śiva (Pati) together with His Śakti; this verse highlights that Saguna worship includes honoring the dynamic power of the Divine (Śakti) through whom protection and victory over adharma manifest.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with devotion to Śiva-Śakti, coupled with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of inner purity and steadfastness against harmful impulses.