Shloka 33

Divine Abodes on the Mountains — A Sacred Survey of Jambūdvīpa

Kailāsa to Siddha Realms

Devanagari script

अध्यास्ते देवगन्धर्वसिद्धचारणवन्दिता / विचिन्त्य जगतोयोनिं स्वशक्तिकिरणोज्ज्वला

Transliteration

adhyāste devagandharvasiddhacāraṇavanditā / vicintya jagatoyoniṃ svaśaktikiraṇojjvalā

Translation

ఆ దేవి దేవగంధర్వసిద్ధచారణులచే వందింపబడి అధిష్ఠానమై ఉంటుంది; జగత్తు యొక్క యోని-మూలకారణాన్ని ధ్యానిస్తూ తన స్వశక్తి కిరణాలతో స్వయంగా ప్రకాశిస్తుంది।

Word by Word

• adhyāste: she sits/abides (presiding)
• adhyāste: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi + √ās (आस् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्गः adhi- (‘to sit upon/occupy’)

• deva-gandharva-siddha-cāraṇa-vanditā: praised by gods, gandharvas, siddhas, and cāraṇas
• deva-gandharva-siddha-cāraṇa-vanditā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva + gandharva + siddha + cāraṇa + vanditā (प्रातिपदिक; vanditā = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from √vand ‘to praise’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (deva-gandharva-siddha-cāraṇa = ‘gods, gandharvas, siddhas, cāraṇas’) + क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम् (‘praised by’)

• vicintya: having contemplated
• vicintya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + √cint (चिन्त् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having reflected/considered’

• jagataḥ: of the world
• jagataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yonim: source, womb, origin
• yonim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sva-śakti-kiraṇa-ujjvalā: shining with the rays of her own power
• sva-śakti-kiraṇa-ujjvalā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva + śakti + kiraṇa + ujjvalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘bright with rays of her own power’); विशेषणम् (implicit subject: lakṣmī/śakti)

Speaker

Purana-narrator (traditional sūta-style narration describing the Devi/Śakti principle)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Gandharvas
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Śakti (as svaśakti)
• Jagad-yoni (cosmic source)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By presenting the cosmic source (jagad-yoni) as an object of deep contemplation and as intrinsically radiant through its own Śakti, the verse implies a self-luminous, self-sustaining reality—an Atman/Brahman-like ground that does not borrow its light from anything else.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The key practice is vicāra/dhyāna—steady contemplation (vicintya) on the jagad-yoni, the origin of all manifestation. This aligns with Purāṇic Yoga where meditating on the source-principle (often identified with Īśvara together with Śakti) stabilizes the mind and reveals the inner radiance (kiraṇojjvalā).

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

While not naming Śiva or Viṣṇu directly, it uses a synthesis-friendly theology: the supreme source is contemplated as luminous through Śakti, a framework shared across Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava Purāṇas—supporting the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian tendency to view ultimate reality as Īśvara with inseparable power (Śakti).