Shloka 37
Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)
योगनिद्रे नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तेऽस्तु महाबले । नमो ज्ञानप्रदे तुभ्यं विश्वमात्रे नमो नमः
yoganidre namastubhyaṃ namaste'stu mahābale | namo jñānaprade tubhyaṃ viśvamātre namo namaḥ
योगनिद्रे नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तेऽस्तु महाबले। नमो ज्ञानप्रदे तुभ्यं विश्वमात्रे नमो नमः॥
Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn/prayer as it appears in the Uma Samhita context)
Tattva Level: pati
Mantra: योगनिद्रे नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्तेऽस्तु महाबले । नमो ज्ञानप्रदे तुभ्यं विश्वमात्रे नमो नमः
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: teaching
Offering: dipa
Cosmic Event: Yoga-nidrā as cosmic concealment enabling periodic dissolution/rest and re-emergence
FAQs
It venerates Yoga-nidrā as divine Shakti—an inner power that grants yogic absorption and, more importantly, jñāna (liberating knowledge), affirming that grace and wisdom arise from the universal Mother in the Shiva-Shakti framework.
In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship of Shiva (often through the Linga) is inseparable from honoring Shakti; this verse highlights Shakti as the knowledge-bestowing power through which the devotee’s Linga-worship matures into inner realization.
A practical takeaway is japa with reverence (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) followed by meditation on stillness—invoking Yoga-nidrā as the power that quiets the mind and opens the devotee to knowledge and grace.