Shloka 30

Devanagari script

देव्याः प्रासादकरणात्पुण्यन्तु समवाप्यते । स्थापिता येन सा देवी जगन्माता त्रयीमयी

Transliteration

devyāḥ prāsādakaraṇātpuṇyantu samavāpyate | sthāpitā yena sā devī jaganmātā trayīmayī

Translation

女神のために宮殿のごとき寺院を建立すれば、必ず大いなる功徳を得る。そこに安置される女神は、諸世界の母にして、三ヴェーダそのものの体現だからである。

Word by Word

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• प्रासादकरणात्: from the making of a temple/palace
• प्रासादकरणात्: अपादान (Ablative cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रासाद-करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) — ‘प्रासादस्य करणम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय — विशेष/विरोध

• समवाप्यते: is obtained/attained
• समवाप्यते: क्रिया (Verb; passive predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive)

• स्थापिता: established
• स्थापिता: विशेषण (Predicate/attribute of देवी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘स्थापित’ = established

• येन: by whom/whereby
• येन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग — सर्वनाम

• सा: she
• सा: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — सर्वनाम

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: कर्ता (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• जगन्माता: Mother of the world
• जगन्माता: कर्ता (Appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-माता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — ‘जगतः माता’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• त्रयीमयी: consisting of the Vedic triad
• त्रयीमयी: विशेषण (of देवी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयी-मयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine) — ‘त्रयी (वेदत्रयी) मया यस्याः’ इति मयट्-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुषभावः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Temple-construction (prāsāda-karaṇa) for Devī is praised; Devī is identified as Jagad-mātā and Trayī-mayī (embodiment of the Vedic triad), legitimizing her worship as Veda-rooted and world-sustaining.

Significance: Promotes śakti-mandira construction as a public dharmic act yielding great puṇya, sustaining communal worship and aligning the locale with Vedic sanctity through Devī as Trayī-mayī.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It teaches that constructing a sacred abode for the Goddess is not merely charity but a dharmic act that invokes grace, because the installed Devi is Jaganmātā herself—Veda-embodied Shakti—through whom auspiciousness and spiritual merit arise.

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

In Shaiva tradition, Saguna worship includes honoring Shiva together with Shakti; building a Devi shrine supports temple-based devotion where the Divine is approached through consecrated form (mūrti/āyatana), preparing the seeker for deeper realization of Shiva-Shakti tattva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is temple service (sevā): participate in construction, maintenance, and consecration (pratiṣṭhā), and accompany it with japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and reverent worship of the Goddess as the Veda’s living presence.