Shloka 22

Sarasvatī-avatāra-prasaṅgaḥ

Account of Sarasvatī’s Manifestation and the Humbling of the Devas

Devanagari script

चैत्रशुक्लनवम्यां तु मध्याह्नस्थे दिवाकरे । प्रादुरासीदुमा देवी सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणी

Transliteration

caitraśuklanavamyāṃ tu madhyāhnasthe divākare | prādurāsīdumā devī saccidānandarūpiṇī

Translation

Pada Navamī (hari kesembilan) paruh terang bulan Caitra, ketika matahari tepat di tengah hari, Dewi Umā yang berwujud sat–cit–ānanda menampakkan diri.

Word by Word

• चैत्रशुक्लनवम्याम्: on the bright ninth (tithi) of Caitra
• चैत्रशुक्लनवम्याम्: कालाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa—time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र-शुक्ल-नवमी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): चैत्रस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य नवमी (the 9th [tithi] of the bright fortnight of Caitra); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), निपात (particle), अवधारण/विरोधार्थक (emphatic/contrastive)

• मध्याह्नस्थे: being at midday
• मध्याह्नस्थे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्याह्न-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक; समास/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: मध्याह्ने स्थितः (situated at midday); पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) to दिवाकरे

• दिवाकरे: when the sun
• दिवाकरे: कालाधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa—time; locative absolute-like setting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• प्रादुरासीत्: appeared
• प्रादुरासीत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर् (अव्यय) + अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); प्रादुर्-भावे (appearing)

• उमा: Umā
• उमा: कर्ता (Kartā/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: कर्ता (Kartā/subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); उपपद/अप्पोज़िशन (apposition) to उमा

• सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणी: whose form is Existence-Consciousness-Bliss
• सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणी: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्-चित्-आनन्द-रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): सच्चिदानन्दः रूपं यस्याः सा (whose nature is sat-cit-ānanda); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective) to उमा/देवी

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It marks Umā’s divine manifestation at an auspicious tithi and emphasizes her supreme spiritual identity as sat–cit–ānanda, indicating that the Goddess is not merely historical but the luminous power inseparable from Shiva, guiding the soul toward liberation.

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

In Shiva Purana devotion, Shiva is worshiped as the Linga (Saguna symbol revealing the Nirguna truth), and Umā’s manifestation highlights the Uma-Maheshvara principle: Shiva’s grace is approached with Shakti, making Linga worship complete through reverence to the Goddess as Shiva’s inseparable power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Observe Caitra Śukla Navamī (especially at midday) with Uma-Maheshvara puja, japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namah Shivaya,” and inward contemplation on sat–cit–ānanda as the soul’s goal under Shiva’s grace.