Shiva Purana — Uma Samhita, Shloka 26

Mahiṣāsura’s Conquest of Svarga and the Devas’ Appeal to Śiva and Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

ग्रैवेयकमंगुलीषु समस्तास्वंगुलीयकम् । विश्वकर्मा च परशुं ददौ तस्यै मनोहरम्

Transliteration

graiveyakamaṃgulīṣu samastāsvaṃgulīyakam | viśvakarmā ca paraśuṃ dadau tasyai manoharam

Translation

彼は彼女のすべての指に指輪を作り、また見事な首飾りも作りました。そしてヴィシュヴァカルマンもまた、彼女に美しい斧（パラシュ）を授けました。

Word by Word

• ग्रैवेयकम्: a necklace/torque (graiveyaka)
• ग्रैवेयकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रैवेयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अङ्गुलीषु: on the fingers
• अङ्गुलीषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गुली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• समस्तासु: on all (of them)
• समस्तासु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अङ्गुलीषु)

• अङ्गुलीयकम्: a ring
• अङ्गुलीयकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गुलीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विश्वकर्मा: Viśvakarmā
• विश्वकर्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• परशुम्: axe
• परशुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• मनोहरम्: beautiful/charming
• मनोहरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying परशुम्)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishvakarma
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how divine form (saguṇa) is sanctified: ornaments and sacred implements are not mere decoration but outward signs of inner śakti—order, protection, and auspiciousness—supporting devotional contemplation of the Goddess in Shaiva tradition.

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

As the Liṅga is revered as a tangible support for realizing Shiva, so the Goddess’s ornaments and the paraśu function as sacred supports for meditation on the manifested (saguṇa) divine—leading the devotee from visible symbols to the invisible Reality of Pati (Shiva) and Śakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use saguṇa-dhyāna: visualize the Goddess with her auspicious ornaments and protective power, then recite a Shaiva mantra such as the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to internalize purity, protection, and steadfast devotion.