Shloka 19

पार्वतीजन्मवर्णनम् / Description of Pārvatī’s Birth

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । दुर्गे जय जय प्राज्ञे जगदम्ब महेश्वरि । सत्यव्रते सत्यपरे त्रिसत्ये सत्यरूपिणी

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | durge jaya jaya prājñe jagadamba maheśvari | satyavrate satyapare trisatye satyarūpiṇī

Translation

देवा ऊचुः । दुर्गे जय जय प्राज्ञे जगदम्ब महेश्वरि । सत्यव्रते सत्यपरे त्रिसत्ये सत्यरूपिणि ॥

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुर्गे: O Durgā
• दुर्गे: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जय: victory!
• जय: सम्बोधन (Exclamation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन/प्रयोगे अव्ययीभाववत् जय-शब्दः (victory-cry); एकवचन; स्तुत्यर्थ-उद्गार

• जय: victory!
• जय: सम्बोधन (Exclamation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पुनरुक्ति-स्तुत्यर्थ; सम्बोधन-प्रयोग

• प्राज्ञे: O wise one
• प्राज्ञे: सम्बोधन (Address qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (addressing the goddess)

• जगदम्ब: O Mother of the world
• जगदम्ब: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘mother of the world’)

• महेश्वरि: O great goddess
• महेश्वरि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरि/ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘great goddess/lady’)

• सत्य-व्रते: O one vowed to truth
• सत्य-व्रते: सम्बोधन (Address qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘whose vow is truth’)

• सत्य-परे: O devoted to truth
• सत्य-परे: सम्बोधन (Address qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘devoted to truth’)

• त्रि-सत्ये: O threefold-true one
• त्रि-सत्ये: सम्बोधन (Address qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (‘threefold truth’/‘having three truths’)

• सत्य-रूपिणी: she whose form is truth
• सत्य-रूपिणी: विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव (Epithet of the addressed deity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘whose form is truth’); स्तुतिपद (predicate epithet)

Speaker

The Devas (gods)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: durge jaya jaya prājñe jagadamba maheśvari | satyavrate satyapare trisatye satyarūpiṇī

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Durga
• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse is a stuti where the Devas recognize the Divine Mother (Durgā/Parvatī) as the embodiment of Satya (Truth). In Shaiva understanding, her truth-nature reflects the unwavering order (dharma) that leads the soul (paśu) away from bondage (pāśa) toward Shiva’s grace.

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

As Maheśvarī, she is inseparable from Maheśvara (Shiva). Worship of the Liṅga as Saguna Shiva is traditionally supported by devotion to Shakti, because Shakti is the manifest power through which Shiva is approached in prayer, mantra, and ritual.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse emphasizes satyavrata—taking a vow of truthfulness and integrity—paired with devotional stuti. As a practical takeaway, recite such praise before japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while maintaining a sattvic discipline rooted in satya.