Shloka 8
जयायै मंगलायै ते विलासिन्यै नमोनमः । दोग्ध्रीरूपे नमस्तुभ्यं नमो घोराकृतेऽस्तु ते
jayāyai maṃgalāyai te vilāsinyai namonamaḥ | dogdhrīrūpe namastubhyaṃ namo ghorākṛte'stu te
Con xin đảnh lễ muôn lần Ngài là Jayā (Chiến Thắng), là Maṅgalā (Điềm Lành), là Nữ Thần đầy lila—du hí nhiệm mầu. Con xin đảnh lễ Ngài trong hình tướng Người Mẹ nuôi dưỡng, ‘vắt’ ra ân sủng như dòng sữa; và cũng xin đảnh lễ hình tướng uy nghiêm, đáng kính sợ của Ngài.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Umāsaṃhitā discourse to the sages, presenting a stotra addressed to the Goddess Umā/Śakti)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Mantra: जयायै मंगलायै ते विलासिन्यै नमोनमः । दोग्ध्रीरूपे नमस्तुभ्यं नमो घोराकृतेऽस्तु ते
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Gaurī
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It honors Umā/Śakti as both the giver of victory and auspiciousness and as the awe-inspiring power that removes impurities (pāśa) through grace—showing that liberation arises by reverent surrender to the Divine Mother inseparable from Śiva.
In Shaiva practice, the Liṅga represents Śiva as Pati, while this verse praises Śakti as His dynamic power; it supports saguna worship where devotees approach Śiva together with Umā, recognizing their non-dual unity in worship and blessing.
Use it as a devotional stotra during Śiva–Pārvatī pūjā (especially Mahāśivarātri), offering flowers and bilva while mentally contemplating Śakti’s two aspects—nurturing grace (dogdhrī) and protective fierceness (ghora)—alongside japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”