Shloka 5

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

कालिकारूपसंपन्नो नमस्काराकृते नमः । छिन्नमस्तास्वरूपायै श्रीविद्यायै नमोस्तु ते

Transliteration

kālikārūpasaṃpanno namaskārākṛte namaḥ | chinnamastāsvarūpāyai śrīvidyāyai namostu te

Translation

காளிகா உருவம் கொண்டவளே, வணக்கத்தின் வடிவானவளே உனக்கு நமஸ்காரம். சின்னமஸ்தா உருவான ஸ்ரீவித்யா தேவியே உனக்கு நமஸ்காரம்.

Word by Word

• kālikā-rūpa-saṃpannaḥ: (he) endowed with the form of Kālīkā
• kālikā-rūpa-saṃpannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kālikā (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpanna (कृदन्त; √pad/√pād? here adjectival from सम्+√पद्/पद् 'to be endowed')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (past participle sense: 'endowed with'); तत्पुरुष-समास (kālikāyā rūpaṃ tena saṃpannaḥ)

• namaskāra-ākṛte: to the embodiment/form of salutation
• namaskāra-ākṛte: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namaskāra (प्रातिपदिक) + ākṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (namaskārasya ākṛtiḥ)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• chinnamastā-svarūpāyai: to the one whose true form is Chinnamastā
• chinnamastā-svarūpāyai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chinnamastā (प्रातिपदिक) + svarūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (chinnamastāyāḥ svarūpam)

• śrī-vidyāyai: to Śrīvidyā (the auspicious knowledge/mantra)
• śrī-vidyāyai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (śrīrūpā vidyā)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• astu: may it be
• astu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन रूप (Gen./Dat. sg.); अत्र चतुर्थी-अर्थे (to you)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the praise/namaskāra tradition of the Umāsaṃhitā to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Bhairava

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse venerates Devi as multiple sacred manifestations and as Śrīvidyā itself—pointing to Shakti as the living power of consciousness, inseparable from Shiva, through whom grace and liberation are realized.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta, Saguna worship honors Shiva together with His Shakti; praising Devi’s forms supports Linga-worship by acknowledging the dynamic power (Shakti) through which Shiva’s grace becomes accessible to devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It suggests namaskāra (prostration) as a core practice alongside mantra-oriented devotion—meditatively recalling Devi as Śrīvidyā while offering reverent salutations in a disciplined, purity-focused worship.