Devi Upanishad: Verse 19
सैषा अष्टौ वसवः । सैषा एकादश रुद्राः । सैषा द्वादश आदित्याः । सैषा विश्वेदेवाः सोमपाः असोमपाश्च । सैषा यातुधान्यः असुराः रक्षांसि पिशाचयक्षाः सिद्धाः । सैषा सत्त्व-रजस्-तमांसि । सैषा प्रजापतीन्द्रमनवः । सैषा ग्रहाः नक्षत्रज्योतींषि कलाकाष्ठादिकालरूपिणी । तामहं प्रणौमि नित्यम् । तापापहारिणीं देवीं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनीम् । अनन्तां विजयां शुद्धां शरण्यां शिवदां शिवाम् ॥१८–१९॥
सा । एषा । अष्टौ । वसवः । सा । एषा । एकादश । रुद्राः । सा । एषा । द्वादश । आदित्याः । सा । एषा । विश्वे-देवाः । सोम-पाः । अ-सोम-पाः । च । सा । एषा । यातुधान्यः । असुराः । रक्षांसि । पिशाच-यक्षाः । सिद्धाः । सा । एषा । सत्त्व-रजस्-तमांसि । सा । एषा । प्रजापति-इन्द्र-मनवः । सा । एषा । ग्रहाः । नक्षत्र-ज्योतींषि । कला-काष्ठ-आदि-काल-रूपिणी । ताम् । अहम् । प्रणौमि । नित्यम् । ताप-अप-हारिणीम् । देवीम् । भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदायिनीम् । अनन्ताम् । विजयाम् । शुद्धाम् । शरण्याम् । शिव-दाम् । शिवाम् ।
saiṣā aṣṭau vasavaḥ | saiṣā ekādaśa rudrāḥ | saiṣā dvādaśa ādityāḥ | saiṣā viśvedevāḥ somapā asomapāś ca | saiṣā yātudhānyaḥ asurā rakṣāṃsi piśācayakṣāḥ siddhāḥ | saiṣā sattva-rajas-tamāṃsi | saiṣā prajāpatīndramanavaḥ | saiṣā grahā nakṣatrajyotīṃṣi kalākāṣṭhādikālarūpiṇī | tām ahaṃ praṇaumī nityam | tāpāpahāriṇīṃ devīṃ bhuktimuktipradāyinīm | anantāṃ vijayāṃ śuddhāṃ śaraṇyāṃ śivadāṃ śivām ||18–19||
พระนางนั้นเองคือวสุทั้งแปด; คือรุทรทั้งสิบเอ็ด; คืออาทิตยะทั้งสิบสอง; คือวิศวเทวะ—ทั้งผู้ดื่มโสมและผู้มิได้ดื่มโสม. พระนางคือยาตุธานะ อสูร รากษส ปีศาจ ยักษ์ และเหล่าสิทธะ. พระนางคือคุณะทั้งสาม—สัตตวะ รชัส และตมัส. พระนางคือปรชาปติ อินทระ และมนูทั้งหลาย. พระนางคือดาวเคราะห์ นักษัตร และแสงสว่างแห่งดวงดาว ทั้งยังทรงปรากฏเป็นกาลเวลาในรูปกะลา กาษฐา และอื่น ๆ. ข้าพเจ้าขอนอบน้อมแด่พระนางเป็นนิตย์—เทวีผู้ขจัดทุกข์และบาป ผู้ประทานความสุขและโมกษะ; อนันต์ ผู้มีชัย บริสุทธิ์ เป็นที่พึ่ง ผู้ประทานสิริมงคล และทรงเป็นมงคลเอง.
She indeed is the eight Vasus; she is the eleven Rudras; she is the twelve Ādityas; she is the Viśvedevas—both the Soma-drinkers and the non–Soma-drinkers. She is the yātudhānas, the asuras, the rākṣasas, the piśācas and yakṣas, and the siddhas. She is the (three) guṇas—sattva, rajas, and tamas. She is Prajāpati, Indra, and the Manus. She is the planets, the lunar mansions and the lights (stars), taking the form of time as kalā, kāṣṭhā, and the like. Her I ever bow to— the Goddess who removes affliction and sin, who bestows enjoyment and liberation; infinite, victorious, pure, a refuge, the giver of auspiciousness, the auspicious one.
- सैषा = सा + एषा
- सत्त्व-रजस्-तमांसि इति त्रिगुण-समाहारः (समासविग्रहः: सत्त्वं च रजश्च तमश्च)
- सोमपाः असोमपाः च इति समुच्चयः
- प्रजापतीन्द्रमनवः = प्रजापति + इन्द्र + मनवः (समाहार-समास/समुच्चय-प्रयोगः)
- नक्षत्रज्योतींषि = नक्षत्र + ज्योतींषि
- कलाकाष्ठादिकालरूपिणी = कला + काष्ठा + आदि + काल + रूपिणी
- तामहं = ताम् + अहम्
About this Verse
- Central concept
- Brahman/Śakti as the immanent-totality (sarvātmakatva), including guṇas and kāla; mokṣa through devotion/knowledge
- The mahavakyas
- Implicitly supports ‘sarvaṃ khalv idaṃ brahma’ (Chāndogya 3.14.1) and the identity-vision behind ‘ahaṃ brahmāsmi’ by asserting the Goddess as all categories; not a direct Mahāvākya citation.
- Veda
- Atharva
- Shakha
- Atharva-veda (Śaunaka tradition; Śākta Upaniṣad corpus)
- Chandas
- Prose (gadya) with concluding laudatory verse in mixed anuṣṭubh-like cadence (non-strict)
Yoga and practice
Viśvarūpa-dhyāna (meditation on the Divine as the totality); guṇa-sākṣitva (witnessing sattva/rajas/tamas); kāla-bhāvanā (contemplation of time) to reduce fear and attachment; devotional japa with surrender (śaraṇāgati) for bhukti–mukti integration.
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Upanishads in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
