Shloka 69

अध्याय ८२ — व्यपोहनस्तवः (पापव्यपोहन-स्तोत्रम्)

Devanagari script

दुर्गा उषा शची ज्येष्ठा मातरः सुरपूजिताः देवानां मातरश् चैव गणानां मातरस् तथा

Transliteration

durgā uṣā śacī jyeṣṭhā mātaraḥ surapūjitāḥ devānāṃ mātaraś caiva gaṇānāṃ mātaras tathā

Translation

Durgā, Uṣā, Śacī e Jyeṣṭhā—essas Mães divinas, adoradas pelos deuses—são de fato as Mães dos Devas e, do mesmo modo, as Mães dos Gaṇas de Śiva.

Word by Word

• दुर्गा (durgā): Durga

• उषा (uṣā): Usha, the dawn-goddess

• शची (śacī): Shachi (Indrani), consort/power of Indra

• ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā): Jyeshtha, the elder/foremost goddess

• मातरः (mātaraḥ): Mothers, divine matrikas

• सुर-पूजिताः (sura-pūjitāḥ): worshipped by the gods

• देवानाम् (devānām): of the Devas

• मातरः (mātaraḥ): Mothers

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• गणानाम् (gaṇānām): of the Gaṇas (Shiva’s hosts)

• मातरः (mātaraḥ): Mothers

• तथा (tathā): likewise/also

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, within a Devī/Mātṛkā praise context)

Characters & Entities

• Durga
• Usha
• Shachi
• Jyeshtha
• Devas
• Shiva's Ganas

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Shakti (as the Mātṛkās) as indispensable to Shiva’s sacred order—Mothers of both Devas and Shiva’s Gaṇas—so Linga-puja is implicitly complete when it includes reverence to the Divine Mother-power that sustains and protects the worshipper and the rite.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By naming Mothers who preside over the Devas and over Shiva’s Gaṇas, the verse points to Shiva-tattva as Pati (the Lord) inseparable from Shakti—His operative power that governs divine functions and the cosmic hosts.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Shakti-inclusive Shaiva practice is implied: invoking or honoring the Mātṛkās alongside Shiva, aligning the sādhaka (pashu) with protective divine powers that loosen pāśa (bondage) and support disciplined worship and Pashupata-oriented conduct.