Shloka 5

देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

त्रिदेवजननी चण्डी शिवा सर्वार्तिनाशिनी । सर्वमाता महानिद्रा सर्वस्वजनतारिणी

Transliteration

tridevajananī caṇḍī śivā sarvārtināśinī | sarvamātā mahānidrā sarvasvajanatāriṇī

Translation

त्रिदेवजननी चण्डी शिवा सर्वार्तिनाशिनी। सर्वमाता महानिद्रा सर्वस्वजनतारिणी॥

Word by Word

• त्रिदेवजननी: mother of the three gods
• त्रिदेवजननी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-देव-जननी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘त्रि’ + ‘देव’ + ‘जननी’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; ‘mother of the three gods’

• चण्डी: Caṇḍī
• चण्डी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• शिवा: Śivā
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• सर्वार्तिनाशिनी: destroyer of all suffering
• सर्वार्तिनाशिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-आर्ति-नाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सर्व’ + ‘आर्ति’ + ‘नाशिनी’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘destroyer of all afflictions’

• सर्वमाता: mother of all
• सर्वमाता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-माता (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सर्व’ + ‘माता’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘mother of all / universal mother’

• महानिद्रा: great sleep (Mahānidrā)
• महानिद्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महा’ + ‘निद्रा’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवी-विशेषण

• सर्वस्वजनतारिणी: deliverer of all beings
• सर्वस्वजनतारिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वस्व-जन-तारिणी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सर्वस्व’ + ‘जन’ + ‘तारिणी’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘savior of all people entirely / deliverer of all beings’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Caṇḍikā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Cosmic veiling as Mahānidrā (universal withdrawal/covering) implied.

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Trideva

FAQs

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

The verse praises the Divine Mother (Pārvatī/Śivā) as the universal cause and compassionate power who removes all distress and carries bound souls beyond saṃsāra—echoing Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on liberation through divine grace (śakti/anugraha).

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

In Saguna worship, Śiva is adored together with Śivā (his inseparable power). Linga-pūjā becomes complete when the devotee understands Śiva-Śakti non-separation: the Linga signifies Śiva, and the Mother is the liberating grace that makes the worship fruitful by destroying afflictions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Śiva-Śakti bhakti with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering bilva leaves and applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) while meditating on the Mother as Sarvārti-nāśinī—remover of all inner and outer suffering.