Shloka 36

देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā

Devanagari script

परब्रह्माख्यो यश्शंभुर्निर्गुणो निर्विकारवान् । तस्याहं सर्वदा दासी तदाज्ञावशगा सदा

Transliteration

parabrahmākhyo yaśśaṃbhurnirguṇo nirvikāravān | tasyāhaṃ sarvadā dāsī tadājñāvaśagā sadā

Translation

Śambhu, yang dikenal sebagai Brahman Tertinggi, tanpa sifat dan bebas daripada perubahan—aku sentiasa menjadi hamba perempuan-Nya, sentiasa berada di bawah perintah-Nya.

Word by Word

• पर-ब्रह्म-आख्यः: called ‘Parabrahman’
• पर-ब्रह्म-आख्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर + ब्रह्मन् + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (parabrahmākhya = named 'Parabrahman')

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (relative), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शिव-नाम

• निर्गुणः: without qualities (nirguṇa)
• निर्गुणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• निर्विकारवान्: unchanging
• निर्विकारवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + विकारवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्/वतुप्-अन्त (possessive adjective: 'having no change')

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• दासी: maidservant, devoted attendant
• दासी: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate noun)

• तत्-आज्ञा-वशगा: obedient to his command
• तत्-आज्ञा-वशगा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + आज्ञा + वशग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (tad-ājñā-vaśagā = obedient to his command)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Satī (speaking about Lord Śiva/Śambhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (total surrender): Satī affirms Śiva as Parabrahman—nirguṇa and nirvikāra—and positions the soul’s ideal stance as obedient service to Pati (the Lord), which in Shaiva Siddhanta supports liberation through His grace.

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

Though Śiva is declared nirguṇa in essence, devotees approach Him through saguna forms such as the Śiva-liṅga; the verse bridges philosophy and practice by teaching that all worship culminates in surrender to the Lord’s will, beyond form while supported by form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice devotional surrender while doing Śiva-pūjā—mentally offer all actions to Śambhu, repeat the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and maintain the attitude of being under His command (ājñā), which purifies the ego and steadies meditation.