Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । मह्यमित्थं समाभाष्य शिवा सा जगदम्बिका । वीक्ष्यमाणा मया तात तत्रैवांतर्दधे ततः

Transliteration

brahmovāca | mahyamitthaṃ samābhāṣya śivā sā jagadambikā | vīkṣyamāṇā mayā tāta tatraivāṃtardadhe tataḥ

Translation

พระพรหมตรัสว่า “เมื่อพระศิวา—ชคทัมพิกา มารดาแห่งจักรวาล—ตรัสกับเราดังนี้แล้ว โอ้ลูกเอ๋ย ขณะที่เรามองอยู่ พระนางก็อันตรธานไป ณ ที่นั้นทันที”

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th case, dative), एकवचन

• इत्थम्: thus/in this manner
• इत्थम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: manner)

• समाभाष्य: having spoken/addressed
• समाभाष्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + भाष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), अव्ययभाव

• शिवा: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• जगदम्बिका: Mother of the world
• जगदम्बिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: जगतः अम्बिका); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• वीक्ष्यमाणा: being looked at
• वीक्ष्यमाणा: Kriya (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present passive participle, शानच्), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (कर्ता in passive)/Agent (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd case, instrumental), एकवचन

• तात: dear one/son
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• अन्तर्दधे: disappeared/withdrew
• अन्तर्दधे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्तर् + धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-प्रभव-अव्यय; क्रम/कारणवाचक (then/thereupon)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva (as Śivā / the Goddess)
• Jagadambika (Mother of the Universe)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the sovereignty of Śiva-Śakti over perception: the Jagadambikā can appear, instruct, and then withdraw from sight, reminding seekers that the Divine is not limited to sensory visibility and is realized through grace, devotion, and inner discernment.

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

Just as the Goddess withdraws after revealing her intent, Saguna worship (including Linga worship) trains the mind to recognize the Divine presence even when not outwardly manifest; the form supports devotion, while the truth of Śiva-Śakti ultimately transcends mere external seeing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to continue japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and maintain steady bhakti after a powerful experience—without clinging to visions—anchoring the mind in remembrance (smaraṇa) and inner worship.