Shloka 42

देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā

Devanagari script

दुर्गोवाच । यदुक्तं भवता ब्रह्मन् समस्तं सत्यमेव तत् । मदृते मोहयित्रीह शंकरस्य न विद्यते

Transliteration

durgovāca | yaduktaṃ bhavatā brahman samastaṃ satyameva tat | madṛte mohayitrīha śaṃkarasya na vidyate

Translation

พระนางทุรคาตรัสว่า “โอ้พราหมณ์ สิ่งที่ท่านกล่าวมาทั้งหมดนั้นเป็นความจริงแท้ทั้งหมด นอกจากเราแล้ว ที่นี่ไม่มีอำนาจลวงใดจะทำให้พระศังกระหลงได้”

Word by Word

• दुर्गा: Durgā
• दुर्गा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• उक्तम्: said/spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin / O revered one
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• समस्तम्: entire, complete
• समस्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle/emphatic)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मत्: of me / my
• मत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; एतदर्थे ‘मत्’ (my)

• ऋते: without, except
• ऋते: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऋते (अव्यय)
• Form: अपवादार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable)

• मोहयित्री: enchantress/deluder (female agent)
• मोहयित्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुह् (धातु) + णिच् + तृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तरि तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• शंकरस्य: of Śaṅkara
• शंकरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/सत्तायाम् प्रयोग (exists)

Speaker

Durgā (Devī/Satī as the Divine Power)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Durgā
• Brahman
• Śaṅkara (Shiva)

FAQs

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

It affirms that the power of delusion (moha/māyā) is not independent; it is personified as Devī and functions within divine sovereignty, highlighting that liberation comes by recognizing the Supreme Lord (Pati) beyond bewilderment.

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

Linga/Saguna Śiva worship trains the mind to anchor in Śaṅkara as the stable Reality; by devotion and right understanding, the devotee crosses the deluding tendencies that Devī here identifies as her own power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the intention to overcome moha, supported by Shaiva disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of Śiva-tattva.