Shloka 3

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । जय दुर्गे महेशानि जयात्मीयजनप्रिये । त्रैलोक्यत्राणकारिण्यै शिवायै ते नमोनमः

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | jaya durge maheśāni jayātmīyajanapriye | trailokyatrāṇakāriṇyai śivāyai te namonamaḥ

Translation

دیوتاؤں نے کہا— “جَے ہو، اے دُرگا! جَے ہو، اے مہیشانی! جَے ہو، اپنے بھکتوں کی پیاری! تینوں لوکوں کی محافظہ شِوا دیوی، آپ کو بار بار نمسکار ہے۔”

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Form: आशीर्वादार्थक-निपात/उद्गार (interjection: victory/hail)

• दुर्गे: O Durgā
• दुर्गे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• महेशानि: O Maheśānī
• महेशानि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Form: आशीर्वादार्थक-निपात/उद्गार (interjection)

• आत्मीयजनप्रिये: O beloved of your own people
• आत्मीयजनप्रिये: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मीय-जन-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आत्मीयजनस्य प्रिया = dear to one’s own people)

• त्रैलोक्यत्राणकारिण्यै: to the protectress of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यत्राणकारिण्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य-त्राण-कारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रैलोक्यस्य त्राणं करोति = who protects the three worlds)

• शिवायै: to Śivā
• शिवायै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी (Accusative/Dative) एकवचन-रूपम्; अत्र चतुर्थ्यर्थे (to you)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (indeclinable usage of ‘namas’), नमस्कारार्थक

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उपपद)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis), नमस्कारार्थक

Speaker

The Devas (gods)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: जय दुर्गे महेशानि जयात्मीयजनप्रिये । त्रैलोक्यत्राणकारिण्यै शिवायै ते नमोनमः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse presents Śivā (Umā/Durgā) as the compassionate, world-protecting Śakti of Lord Śiva; devotion to her is shown as a direct refuge that grants protection and auspiciousness across the three worlds.

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

In Shaiva Siddhanta-oriented reading, Saguna worship honors Śiva together with his inseparable Śakti; praising Maheshānī affirms that grace (anugraha) and protection flow through the unified reality of Śiva-Śakti, supporting Linga worship as worship of the auspicious Lord with his power.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse suggests bhakti through repeated namaskāra and jaya-kāra (victory salutations); it can be used as a short stuti before japa (e.g., Om Namaḥ Śivāya) or before applying tripuṇḍra/bhasma as an invocation for protection.