Shloka 12

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

ततो गौरीतनोरेका प्रादुरासीत्कुमारिका । सोवाच मिषतां तेषां शिवशक्तिं परादरात्

Transliteration

tato gaurītanorekā prādurāsītkumārikā | sovāca miṣatāṃ teṣāṃ śivaśaktiṃ parādarāt

Translation

そのとき、ガウリーの御身より一人の乙女が忽然と現れた。皆が驚き見守る中、彼女は至上の勅命により、シヴァの力（シャクティ）を宣言した。

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: ततः-शब्दः (adverb: then/from there)

• गौरीतन्वोः: from Gaurī’s body
• गौरीतन्वोः: Apadana/Source (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक) + तनू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (of Gaurī’s body)

• एका: one
• एका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (कुमारिका)

• प्रादुरासीत्: appeared
• प्रादुरासीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर् (अव्यय) + अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘प्रादुर्’ उपसर्गवत् (appeared)

• कुमारिका: a maiden
• कुमारिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मिषताम्: of (them) watching
• मिषताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मिष् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle/शतृ), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘मिषत्’ = ‘पश्यत्’ (of those who were looking)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिवशक्तिम्: Śiva’s power
• शिवशक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (Śiva’s power)

• परादरात्: out of great respect
• परादरात्: Hetu/Cause (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादान (from great respect)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights the inseparability of Pati (Śiva) and Śakti (His divine power): Śiva’s grace and action in the world are revealed through Śakti, guiding devotees toward right understanding and liberation.

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

Linga worship honors Śiva as the supreme Lord, while this verse reminds that His worship is fulfilled with reverence to Śakti as the manifest, enabling power—thus Saguna worship naturally includes the Shiva–Shakti unity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva–Shakti non-duality while repeating the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and perform simple worship with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of Śiva’s purifying power expressed through Śakti.