Shloka 69
Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti
मातरः सुरवरारिसूदनाः सादरं सुरगणैः सुपूजिताः मातरं ययुरथ स्ववाहनैः स्वैर्गणैर्ध्वजधरैः समन्ततः
mātaraḥ suravarārisūdanāḥ sādaraṃ suragaṇaiḥ supūjitāḥ mātaraṃ yayuratha svavāhanaiḥ svairgaṇairdhvajadharaiḥ samantataḥ
ついで神々の母たち—最勝の神々の敵を滅する者たち—は、デーヴァの群衆に恭しく供養されると、それぞれの乗り物に乗り、自らの旗を掲げる眷属に四方を囲まれつつ、「母」すなわち至上のシャクティのもとへと進み行った。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages; internal scene-description)
FAQs
It frames Linga-centered worship as a complete Shaiva cosmos: Devas honour the Mātṛkās, and the Mātṛkās move toward the Supreme Mother—showing that Śiva’s worship is inseparable from Śakti and her protective hosts who uphold the rite and its sanctity.
Indirectly, it presents Shiva-tattva as Pati empowered through Śakti: the Mothers, as divine powers, act as instruments that subdue hostile forces, implying that the Lord’s governance and grace operate through Śakti’s manifold energies.
It highlights the puranic template for protective invocation (āvaraṇa/pariṣada): worship of divine powers and their gaṇas before approaching the supreme focal divinity—useful in Shaiva puja where Śakti and attendant hosts are honoured to remove obstacles (pāśa) for the practitioner (paśu).