एवं परस्परापेक्षा शक्तिशक्तिमतोः स्थिता। न शिवेन विना शक्तिर्न शक्त्या विना शिवः॥
evaṁ parasparāpekṣā śaktiśaktimatoḥ sthitā । na śivena vinā śaktirna śaktyā vinā śivaḥ ॥
PM's MessageOn this very day in 1998, the nuclear tests conducted by India showed the world how unwavering our nation's resolve truly is! After the tests on 11 May, the entire world put pressure on India, but we showed that no power can make India bow down.
Meaning of Evaṁ Parasparāpekṣā Śaktiśaktimatoḥ Sthitā
Power and capability complement each other. Only potential is not enough; it needs the strength to put it into action. Likewise, power becomes meaningful only when it is supported by capability. Just as Shiva and Shakti are considered inseparable, creation, progress, and success become possible only through the harmony of strength and ability.
Word by word
- एवम्evam
thus
- परस्परापेक्षाparasparāpekṣā
mutual dependence
परस्पर + अपेक्षा
- शक्तिशक्तिमतोःśaktiśaktimatoḥ
of power and its possessor
शक्ति + शक्तिमत्
- स्थिताsthitā
stands established
√स्था
- न शिवेन विनाna śivena vinā
not without Shiva
शिव
- शक्तिःśaktiḥ
Shakti
√शक्
- न शक्त्या विनाna śaktyā vinā
not without Shakti
शक्ति
- शिवःśivaḥ
Shiva
शिव
Commentary
This verse articulates a foundational principle of Shakta-Shaiva philosophy: the complete and mutual inseparability of Shiva (the possessor of power, Shaktiman) and Shakti (power itself). Neither can exist in isolation — Shiva without Shakti is inert potential, and Shakti without Shiva has no ground to manifest. Shared on the anniversary of India's 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests, the verse draws a profound parallel: a nation's capability (śakti) and the will to exercise it (śaktimān) are equally essential. India demonstrated both on this day — the scientific capability developed over decades, and the moral and political courage to deploy it in the face of global pressure.
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devyā yayā tatamidaṃ jagadātmaśaktyā niśśeṣadevagaṇaśaktisamūhamūrtyā । tāmambikāmakhiladevamaharṣipūjyāṃ bhaktyā natāḥ sma vidadhātu śubhāni sā naḥ ॥
A prayer from Devi Mahatmyam to Ambika, who pervades the world and embodies all divine powers, asking for blessings for everyone.
ज्ञानवांश्च तथा वाग्मी कर्मस्वपि च निष्ठितः। एवं युक्तोऽपि न श्रेयान् यदि शीलविवर्जितः॥
jñānavāṃśca tathā vāgmī karmasvapi ca niṣṭhitaḥ । evaṃ yukto'pi na śreyān yadi śīlavivarjitaḥ ॥
Knowledge, eloquence, and skill in work do not make a person worthy of esteem if good character is absent.
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च। निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी॥
adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca । nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ samaduḥkhasukhaḥ kṣamī ॥
The Bhagavad Gita describes a character free from hatred and ego, friendly to all beings and steady in joy and sorrow.