Shloka 62

Devanagari script

तुष्टुवुश्च तदा देवीमिन्द्राद्याः सकलाः सुराः । गन्धर्वा गीतमुच्चेरुर्ननृतुर्नर्तकीजनाः

Transliteration

tuṣṭuvuśca tadā devīmindrādyāḥ sakalāḥ surāḥ | gandharvā gītamuccerurnanṛturnartakījanāḥ

Translation

ಆಗ ಇಂದ್ರಾದಿ ಸಮಸ್ತ ದೇವರುಗಳು ದೇವಿಯನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸಿದರು. ಗಂಧರ್ವರು ಹರ್ಷಗೀತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹಾಡಿದರು; ಅಪ್ಸರೆಯರು ದಿವ್ಯ ನೃತ್ಯ ಮಾಡಿದರು.

Word by Word

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• इन्द्राद्याः: Indra and others
• इन्द्राद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); समासः—इन्द्र-आदि (इन्द्रः आदिः येषाम्)

• सकलाः: all
• सकलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• सुराः: gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गीतम्: song
• गीतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उच्चेरुः: sang/uttered aloud
• उच्चेरुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + चर् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ननृतुः: danced
• ननृतुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• नर्तकीजनाः: groups of dancing-girls
• नर्तकीजनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्तकी + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—नर्तकीनां जनाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Uma/Parvati)
• Indra
• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Apsaras (Nartaki-jana)

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti expressed as stuti (praise), showing that the Divine Mother’s presence naturally evokes reverence, sacred music, and upliftment—signs of grace manifesting in the cosmos.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship includes honoring Shiva together with Shakti; praising the Goddess complements Linga-bhakti because Shiva’s grace is experienced through the inseparable power of Umā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt stotra-pāṭha and kīrtana (devotional singing) as a steady practice; during Shiva worship, accompany japa (e.g., Panchakshara) with reverent praise to cultivate one-pointed devotion.