Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

शरदिंद्वानना शुभ्रचन्द्रभाला त्रिलोचना । सर्वावयवरम्या च कमलांघ्रिनखद्युतिः

Transliteration

śaradiṃdvānanā śubhracandrabhālā trilocanā | sarvāvayavaramyā ca kamalāṃghrinakhadyutiḥ

Translation

พระพักตร์ของนางดุจจันทร์ในฤดูสารท หน้าผากสว่างด้วยเสี้ยวจันทร์อันผุดผ่อง นางมีสามเนตร งามทุกอวัยวะ และรัศมีจากเล็บแห่งบาทบัวของนางก็ส่องประกายเจิดจ้า

Word by Word

• शरद्-इन्दु-आनना: moon-faced like the autumn moon
• शरद्-इन्दु-आनना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरद् + इन्दु + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘face like the autumn moon’

• शुभ्र-चन्द्र-भाला: with a bright moon-like forehead
• शुभ्र-चन्द्र-भाला: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र + चन्द्र + भाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘forehead like a bright moon’

• त्रि-लोचना: three-eyed
• त्रि-लोचना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘three-eyed’

• सर्व-अवयव-रम्या: lovely in all her limbs
• सर्व-अवयव-रम्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अवयव + रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘beautiful in all limbs’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कमल-अङ्घ्रि-नख-द्युतिः: having the radiance of the nails of lotus-feet
• कमल-अङ्घ्रि-नख-द्युतिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल + अङ्घ्रि + नख + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; ‘having the lustre of the nails of lotus-like feet’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse presents Satī’s auspicious, luminous form as a support for devotion (bhakti) and contemplation, teaching that the Divine Mother’s beauty is not merely aesthetic but a revelation of purity, grace, and śakti that leads the mind toward Shiva-consciousness.

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

In Shaiva tradition, Saguna worship includes reverence to Shiva together with Śakti; praising Satī’s form complements Linga worship by affirming Shiva as Pati (Lord) and Satī/Parvatī as His inseparable power, making devotion complete and inwardly transformative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple dhyāna practice is implied: visualize the Goddess with moonlike face and three eyes, then offer mental worship (mānasa-pūjā) while repeating “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating purity and one-pointed devotion.