Shloka 7

देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

अथ देवगणास्सर्वे विष्ण्वाद्या दर्शनेप्सवः । ददृशुर्जगदम्बां तां तत्कृपां प्राप्य तत्र हि

Transliteration

atha devagaṇāssarve viṣṇvādyā darśanepsavaḥ | dadṛśurjagadambāṃ tāṃ tatkṛpāṃ prāpya tatra hi

Translation

แล้วหมู่เทพทั้งปวง โดยมีพระวิษณุเป็นต้น ผู้ปรารถนาจะได้เห็นพระนาง ได้รับพระกรุณาที่นั่นเอง และได้ประจักษ์พระจคทัมพา มารดาแห่งจักรวาล

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (sequencer) ‘then/now’

• deva-gaṇāḥ: groups of gods
• deva-gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (devasya gaṇaḥ)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• viṣṇu-ādyāḥ: (those) beginning with Viṣṇu
• viṣṇu-ādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (ādi ‘beginning with’)

• darśana-ipsavaḥ: eager to see
• darśana-ipsavaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + ipsu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (darśanam icchanti)

• dadṛśuḥ: they saw
• dadṛśuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• jagad-ambām: the Mother of the world
• jagad-ambām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + ambā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (jagataḥ ambā)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tat-kṛpām: her grace
• tat-kṛpām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (tasyaḥ kṛpā)

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having obtained’

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle) ‘indeed/for’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages, inferred from Shiva Purana frame narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devas
• Jagadamba (Parvati)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that divine vision (darśana) is not merely achieved by status or effort, but is fulfilled through the Goddess’s grace (kṛpā). In Shaiva thought, grace is the decisive power that removes limitation and grants true spiritual encounter.

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

Just as devotees approach Śiva in saguna form through the Liṅga for accessible worship and darśana, the gods here seek and receive the Mother’s manifest presence. It underscores that saguna worship culminates in grace-bestowed realization, not mere ritual visibility.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate darśana-bhāva: approach the Divine with humility and longing, supported by mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and devotional prayer for kṛpā, since grace is presented as the key to spiritual vision.