Shloka 32
Durgama’s Seizure of the Vedas and the Gods’ Refuge in Yogamāyā (दुर्गमकृतवेदनाशः—योगमायाशरणगमनम्)
जघान सा तदा दैत्यं दुर्गमं शूलधारया । पपात धरणीपृष्ठे खातमूलद्रुमो यथा
jaghāna sā tadā daityaṃ durgamaṃ śūladhārayā | papāta dharaṇīpṛṣṭhe khātamūladrumo yathā
அப்போது அவள் திரிசூலம் ஏந்தி துர்கமன் என்னும் அசுரனை வீழ்த்தினாள். வேர்கள் வெட்டித் தோண்டப்பட்ட மரம்போல் அவன் பூமியின் மேற்பரப்பில் விழுந்தான்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
FAQs
The verse portrays divine grace acting decisively to uproot adharma: the demon falls like a root-severed tree, symbolizing how bondage (pāśa) collapses when Shiva’s Shakti intervenes for the devotee and for dharma.
In Shaiva understanding, Devi’s trident-power is inseparable from Shiva; worship of the Linga honors Shiva as Pati together with his Shakti, whose protective, saguna action removes obstacles and restores cosmic order.
A practical takeaway is protective japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with devotion to Shiva-Shakti; one may also wear rudrākṣa and apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as Shaiva marks of surrender and inner purification.