Shloka 25

Śumbha–Niśumbha-pīḍā and Devastuti to Durgā/Śivā

Names and Forms of the Devī

Devanagari script

लसत्कस्तूरिकामोदमुक्ताहारचलस्तनी । ग्रैवेयकलसद्ग्रीवा ललन्तीदाममण्डिता

Transliteration

lasatkastūrikāmodamuktāhāracalastanī | graiveyakalasadgrīvā lalantīdāmamaṇḍitā

Translation

Vòng ngọc trai thơm hương xạ hương óng ánh tựa lên khiến bầu ngực nàng khẽ lay động. Cổ nàng rực sáng với chuỗi vòng cổ lộng lẫy, và nàng còn được trang nghiêm bởi vòng hoa đẹp buông trên vầng trán.

Word by Word

• लसत्-कस्तूरिका-मोद-मुक्ता-हार-चल-स्तनी: whose breasts sway with a pearl necklace scented with musk
• लसत्-कस्तूरिका-मोद-मुक्ता-हार-चल-स्तनी: विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लसत् (कृदन्त; √लस् धातु) + कस्तूरिका (प्रातिपदिक) + मोद (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + हार (प्रातिपदिक) + चल (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तनिन्/स्तनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—यस्याः स्तनौ (स्तनी) लसत्कस्तूरिकामोदेन मुक्ताहारेण चलतः (whose breasts move with a pearl-necklace fragrant with shining musk)

• ग्रैवेयक-लसत्-ग्रीवा: with a neck shining with a neck-ornament
• ग्रैवेयक-लसत्-ग्रीवा: विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रैवेयक (प्रातिपदिक) + लसत् (कृदन्त; √लस् धातु) + ग्रीवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—यस्याः ग्रीवा ग्रैवेयकेन लसति (whose neck shines with a collar/neck-ornament)

• ललन्ती-दाम-मण्डिता: adorned with a lalantī-garland
• ललन्ती-दाम-मण्डिता: विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ललन्ती (प्रातिपदिक) + दाम (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डित (कृदन्त; √मण्ड्/मण्ड् धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—या ललन्तीदाम्ना मण्डिता (adorned with a garland/chain called lalantī)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It presents Devī’s saguna (gracious, perceivable) form as worthy of reverent contemplation—beauty here functions as an auspicious sign of Śakti, drawing the mind from sense-impressions toward devotional absorption and inner purity.

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

In Shaiva devotion, the Linga embodies Shiva’s transcendent reality, while Devī’s described form expresses the compassionate, manifest power (Śakti) inseparable from Shiva—together guiding devotees from form-based worship to realization of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is dhyāna (devotional visualization) of Umā’s auspicious form while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” letting the mind settle into steady bhakti and reverence.