Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 77
पञ्चावरणमार्गस्थं योगेश्वरस्तोत्रम्
Pañcāvaraṇa-mārga Stotra to Yogeśvara Śiva
दक्षायणी सती मेना तथा हैमवती ह्युमा । कौशिक्याश्चैव जननी भद्रकाल्यास्तथैव च
dakṣāyaṇī satī menā tathā haimavatī hyumā | kauśikyāścaiva jananī bhadrakālyāstathaiva ca
พระนางคือทักษายณีสตี; พระนางคือเมนา ธิดาแห่งหิมวัต คือพระอุมา. พระนางเป็นมารดาของเกาศิกี และเช่นเดียวกันเป็นมารดาของภัทรกาลีด้วย.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Significance: Affirms the one Devī’s multiple nāma-rūpa across cosmic cycles and roles; for devotees, it legitimizes diverse local Devi shrines as manifestations aligned with Śiva’s śakti.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Mythic identity-weaving across yugas: Satī → (as) Pārvatī/Umā; maternal emanations Kauśikī and Bhadrakālī.
FAQs
The verse affirms the one Divine Śakti appearing through many names and roles—Satī, Umā, Menā, Kauśikī, Bhadrakālī—showing that the Lord’s power (Śakti) is singular in essence yet manifests in multiple forms for cosmic order, protection, and grace.
In Śaiva tradition, Linga-worship honors Śiva as Pati (the Supreme), while devotion to Umā/Satī honors Śakti, inseparable from Him. This verse supports Saguna worship by naming the Goddess’s manifest forms through which devotees approach Śiva-Śakti with devotion and reverence.
A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (repetition of the Goddess’s and Śiva’s names) alongside Panchākṣarī japa—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while contemplating Śiva-Śakti non-difference, offering simple worship such as bilva leaves, incense, and respectful salutations to the Mother’s forms.