Shloka 30
देव्याः प्रासादकरणात्पुण्यन्तु समवाप्यते । स्थापिता येन सा देवी जगन्माता त्रयीमयी
devyāḥ prāsādakaraṇātpuṇyantu samavāpyate | sthāpitā yena sā devī jaganmātā trayīmayī
देवीसाठी प्रासादासारखे मंदिर बांधल्याने निश्चयच महान पुण्य प्राप्त होते; कारण तेथे स्थापित झालेली ती देवी जगन्माता असून त्रयी-वेदमयी आहे.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
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.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
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.
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.
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.