Shloka 36
दक्षस्य दुहितृविवाहवर्णनम् / The Marriages of Dakṣa’s Daughters
Genealogical Allocation
ये स्तुवंति जगन्मातर्भवानीमंबिकेति च । जगन्मयीति दुर्गेति सर्वं तेषां भविष्यति
ye stuvaṃti jaganmātarbhavānīmaṃbiketi ca | jaganmayīti durgeti sarvaṃ teṣāṃ bhaviṣyati
ജഗന്മാതാവിനെ “ഭവാനി”, “അംബിക”, “ജഗന്മയി”, “ദുര്ഗ” എന്നു വിളിച്ചു സ്തുതിക്കുന്നവർക്ക്, അവളുടെ അനുഗ്രഹത്താൽ എല്ലാം സഫലമാകും।
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Śiva Purāṇa to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Satīkhaṇḍa discourse praising Devī)
Tattva Level: pashu
Mantra: ये स्तुवंति जगन्मातर्भवानीमंबिकेति च । जगन्मयीति दुर्गेति सर्वं तेषां भविष्यति
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse teaches that sincere stuti (devotional praise) of Devī as the universal Mother brings siddhi—worldly well-being and inner fulfillment—because She is Jaganmayī, the all-pervading Śakti of Śiva who grants fruits according to devotion.
In Śaiva understanding, Śiva is Pati (the Lord) and Devī is His Śक्ति (power). Worship of the Liṅga (Saguna Śiva) is naturally complemented by praise of Bhavānī, since She is the manifest grace-power through which the devotee’s prayers ripen into results.
A simple practice is nāma-stuti: daily recitation of Devī’s names—Bhavānī, Ambikā, Jaganmayī, Durgā—with focused bhakti; it may be paired with Śiva upāsanā such as japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and offering prayers for protection and inner steadiness.