Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā
दुर्गोवाच । यदुक्तं भवता ब्रह्मन् समस्तं सत्यमेव तत् । मदृते मोहयित्रीह शंकरस्य न विद्यते
durgovāca | yaduktaṃ bhavatā brahman samastaṃ satyameva tat | madṛte mohayitrīha śaṃkarasya na vidyate
دُرگا نے کہا—اے برہمن، آپ نے جو کچھ فرمایا وہ سب سراسر سچ ہے۔ میرے سوا یہاں شَنکر کو مُوہ لینے والی کوئی قوت موجود نہیں۔
Durgā (Devī/Satī as the Divine Power)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: teaching
FAQs
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.
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.
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.