Shloka 31
देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā
दक्षस्तपति देवेशि क्षीरोदोत्तरतीरगः । त्वामुद्दिश्य समाधाय मनस्त्वयि दृढव्रतः
dakṣastapati deveśi kṣīrodottaratīragaḥ | tvāmuddiśya samādhāya manastvayi dṛḍhavrataḥ
ข้าแต่เทวีผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งเหล่าเทพ! ทักษะกำลังบำเพ็ญตบะ ณ ฝั่งเหนือแห่งสมุทรน้ำนม ด้วยปณิธานมั่นคง เขารวบรวมจิตเข้าสมาธิและเพ่งภาวนาแด่พระองค์เพียงผู้เดียว
Suta Goswami (narrating the Sati Khanda account to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Dakṣa performs tapas on the northern shore of the Kṣīroda (Ocean of Milk), meditating on Devī to obtain her as daughter—an origin-point for Satī’s descent in this narrative.
Significance: Models single-pointed devotion (ekāgratā) and tapas as a means to receive divine ‘anugraha’ (boon/grace).
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Kṣīra-samudra setting evokes the broader cosmology of the Ocean of Milk (amṛta-mythos), though here used as a tapas locale.
FAQs
It highlights tapas with one-pointed concentration: when the mind is gathered (samādhāya) and held in a firm vow (dṛḍhavrata), divine grace becomes accessible—here through focused contemplation of the Goddess, inseparable from Shiva-tattva.
Though addressed to the Goddess, the practice shown is Saguna upāsanā—meditating on a personal divine form. In Shaiva understanding, devotion to Devi supports and culminates in Shiva-bhakti, and such steadiness is the same inner discipline used in Linga-worship and mantra-japa.
A clear takeaway is dhyāna with vrata: take a vow (regular time, purity, restraint), then collect the mind into focused contemplation. This pairs naturally with Shiva Purana practices like japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” wearing Rudrākṣa, and applying Tripuṇḍra as supports for steadiness.