Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । शृणु देवि महेशानि कृपां कृत्वा ममोपरि । मनोरथस्थं सर्वज्ञे प्रवदामि त्वदाज्ञया

Transliteration

brahmovāca | śṛṇu devi maheśāni kṛpāṃ kṛtvā mamopari | manorathasthaṃ sarvajñe pravadāmi tvadājñayā

Translation

梵天说道：噢女神，噢摩诃伊湿阿尼，请垂怜于我并聆听。噢全知者，安住于我心愿之中，我将依您的圣命而陈述。

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वक्ता (speaker tag)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• maheśāni: O Maheśānī
• maheśāni: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśānī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः “महान् ईशानी”

• kṛpām: compassion
• kṛpām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having done (shown)
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, absolutive/gerund)

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• upari: upon/over
• upari: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/अधिकरणवाचक (adverb/preposition: ‘upon/over’)

• manoratha-stham: (that which is) in (your) mind/wish
• manoratha-stham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manoratha (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘मनोरथे स्थितम्’; विशेषण (of an unexpressed object: ‘the matter in (your) mind’)

• sarvajñe: O omniscient one
• sarvajñe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘सर्वं जानातीति’

• pravadāmi: I declare/tell
• pravadāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-vad (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tvad-ājñayā: by your command
• tvad-ājñayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tava ājñā)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights humility and kripā (divine grace): even Brahmā approaches the Goddess as the omniscient Shakti and speaks only in alignment with her command, emphasizing that right knowledge and narration must be guided by divine sanction.

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

By addressing Maheśānī (Śiva’s Shakti), the verse reflects Saguna devotion: worship and understanding of Śiva (including Linga worship) is traditionally approached through reverence to Śiva along with Śakti, acknowledging their inseparable unity in practice and story.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa (reverent listening) and submission to divine guidance—begin spiritual study or japa with a prayer for grace (kripā) and right intention (manoratha), then proceed with disciplined recitation such as the Panchakshara mantra, "Om Namaḥ Śivāya."