Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

विद्याविद्यात्मिकां शुद्धां परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणीम् । स्तौमि देव जगद्धात्रीं दुर्गां शम्भुप्रियां सदा

Transliteration

vidyāvidyātmikāṃ śuddhāṃ parabrahmasvarūpiṇīm | staumi deva jagaddhātrīṃ durgāṃ śambhupriyāṃ sadā

Translation

噢女神，我恒常赞颂杜尔迦——清净无垢者，兼具明知与无明之本质；其自性即至上梵（Parabrahman）；为诸世界之持载者；亦是商布（湿婆）永恒所爱者。

Word by Word

• vidyā-avidyā-ātmikām: whose nature is knowledge and ignorance
• vidyā-avidyā-ātmikām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vidyā (विद्या) + avidyā (अविद्या) + ātmikā (आत्मिकā)
• Form: समास: (vidyā + avidyā) द्वन्द्व, ततः ‘ātmikā’ इति बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारयार्थे समास-सम्बन्ध; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (jagaddhātrīṃ/durgāṃ qualifies)

• śuddhām: pure
• śuddhām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuddha (शुद्ध प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• para-brahma-svarūpiṇīm: having the form of the Supreme Brahman
• para-brahma-svarūpiṇīm: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (पर) + brahman (ब्रह्मन्) + svarūpiṇī (स्वरूपिणी)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारयार्थ: ‘of/being the form of supreme Brahman’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• staumi: I praise
• staumi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (स्तु धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; सम्भाव्य सम्बोधन (O god)

• jagat-dhātrīm: supporter of the world
• jagat-dhātrīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (जगत्) + dhātrī (धात्री)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘of the world’ + ‘supporter’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• durgām: Durgā
• durgām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durgā (दुर्गा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to jagaddhātrīm

• śambhu-priyām: beloved of Śambhu (Śiva)
• śambhu-priyām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śambhu (शम्भु) + priyā (प्रिया)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘dear to Śambhu’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla (काल/temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (सदा अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lord Brahmā (offering praise to the Goddess in the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: विद्याविद्यात्मिकां शुद्धां परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणीम् । स्तौमि देव जगद्धात्रीं दुर्गां शम्भुप्रियां सदा

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Durgā

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Durga
• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Parabrahman

FAQs

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

The verse identifies the Goddess as simultaneously the power of illumination (vidyā) and veiling (avidyā), yet essentially pure and of the nature of Supreme Reality—showing that bondage and liberation operate through Her, while She remains transcendent and worthy of devotion.

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

Calling Her “Śambhu-priyā” links Śiva worship with Śakti worship: in Shiva Purana devotion, the Linga (Saguna Śiva) is approached along with His inseparable power, through whom grace, protection, and spiritual transformation become effective.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is stuti (hymnic praise) and dhyāna: meditate on the Goddess as pure, world-sustaining, and one with Śiva; then offer simple worship—bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and pañcākṣarī japa to Śiva, with devotional salutations to Durgā as His śakti.