Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 10

देवीयोगनिद्रास्तुतिḥ तथा चण्डिकायाः प्रादुर्भावः | Hymn to Devī Yogānidrā and the Manifestation of Caṇḍikā

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । नमो नमस्ते जगतःप्रवृत्तिनिवृतिरूपे स्थितिसर्गरूपे । चराचराणां भवती सुशक्तिस्सनातनी सर्वविमोहनीति

Transliteration

brahmovāca | namo namaste jagataḥpravṛttinivṛtirūpe sthitisargarūpe | carācarāṇāṃ bhavatī suśaktissanātanī sarvavimohanīti

Translation

梵天说道：顶礼，顶礼于你——你是世界外驰之行与内摄之退的形相，是护持与创造的形相。对一切动与不动的众生，你是至强、永恒的沙克蒂，是令万有蒙受迷妄之幕者。

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine nominative singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी (he said)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (indeclinable interjection), नमस्कारार्थ (salutation)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (indeclinable interjection), पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी-रूप (enclitic), एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) ‘तुभ्यम्’ (to you)

• जगतः-प्रवृत्ति-निवृत्ति-रूपे: O one whose form is the world’s activity and withdrawal
• जगतः-प्रवृत्ति-निवृत्ति-रूपे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + निवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘जगतः प्रवृत्तिः निवृत्तिः (च) रूपं यस्य/यस्याः’ (as an epithet); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (vocative feminine singular) — ‘हे ...रूपे’

• स्थिति-सर्ग-रूपे: O one whose form is preservation and creation
• स्थिति-सर्ग-रूपे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative): ‘स्थिति-रूपा’ ‘सर्ग-रूपा’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (vocative feminine singular)

• चर-अचराणाम्: of the moving and the unmoving (all beings)
• चर-अचराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (copulative): चर + अचर; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• भवती: you (lady) are
• भवती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (feminine nominative singular)

• सु-शक्तिः: great power
• सु-शक्तिः: Pratijñā/Predicate (विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास: ‘सुशक्तिः’ = ‘अतिशक्तिः/श्रेष्ठा शक्तिः’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सनातनी: eternal
• सनातनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (feminine nominative singular adjective)

• सर्व-विमोहनी: deluding all
• सर्व-विमोहनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विमोहनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास: ‘सर्वेषां विमोहनी’ (deluder of all); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle), वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थ (thus)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namo namaste jagataḥpravṛttinivṛtirūpe sthitisargarūpe | carācarāṇāṃ bhavatī suśaktissanātanī sarvavimohanīti

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shakti
• Devi

FAQs

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

The verse identifies the Divine Power (Śakti) as the force behind creation, preservation, and the soul’s movement between worldly engagement (pravṛtti) and liberation-oriented withdrawal (nivṛtti). In a Shaiva Siddhānta lens, this points to the cosmos functioning through Śiva’s lordship with Śakti as His inseparable power, while Māyā veils beings until grace and right worship arise.

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

Linga worship addresses Śiva as the supreme Pati (Lord), and this verse clarifies that His manifest governance is inseparable from Śakti—who operates creation and maintenance and also the veiling power. Thus, Saguna worship of Śiva (often with Śakti) is a practical means to transcend delusion and turn from pravṛtti toward nivṛtti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is to cultivate nivṛtti through devotion: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with contemplation that all activity and withdrawal are governed by Śiva-Śakti; optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and remembrance.