Shloka 21
Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā
Names and Forms of the Devī
कुरुते पादसंवाहं काचित्संस्कुरुते कचान् । पाणिसंवाहनं काचित्काचिन्नेत्राञ्जनं न्यधात्
kurute pādasaṃvāhaṃ kācitsaṃskurute kacān | pāṇisaṃvāhanaṃ kācitkācinnetrāñjanaṃ nyadhāt
ஒருத்தி பாதங்களை மெல்ல மசாஜ் செய்தாள்; மற்றொருத்தி கூந்தலைச் சீரமைத்தாள். ஒருத்தி கைகளைத் தேய்த்தாள்; இன்னொருத்தி கண்களில் அஞ்சனம் இட்டாள்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It portrays reverent seva (devotional service) offered to the Divine Mother, showing that disciplined, loving attendance to the Saguna form nurtures humility and bhakti that purify the soul.
In Shaiva practice, honoring Uma (Shakti) is inseparable from honoring Shiva; service to the Divine in a personal (Saguna) mode supports steadiness of devotion that culminates in deeper realization of Shiva-tattva.
It suggests a bhakti-oriented attitude of upachara (respectful service) in puja—cleanliness, careful adornment, and mindful attention—performed while remembering Shiva and Uma with mantra-japa such as the Panchakshara.