Shloka 21
देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च
Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits
उग्राय सूर्यरूपाय नमस्ते कर्मयोगिने । नमस्ते कालकालाय नमस्ते रुद्र मन्यवे
ugrāya sūryarūpāya namaste karmayogine | namaste kālakālāya namaste rudra manyave
نَمَسْتِه لكَ—أيها العنيفُ ذو هيئةِ الشمس؛ نَمَسْتِه لكَ يا ربَّ كارما-يوغا. نَمَسْتِه لكَ يا موتَ الموت (سيّدَ الزمان)؛ نَمَسْتِه لكَ يا رُدرا، يا تجسيدَ الغضبِ المقدّس.
Sati (in a hymn of praise within the Sati Khanda narration as related by Suta Goswami)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Mantra: उग्राय सूर्यरूपाय नमस्ते कर्मयोगिने । नमस्ते कालकालाय नमस्ते रुद्र मन्यवे
Type: stotra
Cosmic Event: Kāla-tattva transcendence (kālakāla motif)
FAQs
It praises Shiva as the inner Sun (illuminer of consciousness), the guide of karma-yoga (purifying action), and the One beyond time and death—pointing to Pati (Shiva) as the liberator who transcends kāla while also governing it.
The verse is Saguna praise: Shiva is adored through accessible divine attributes—Sun-form, Lord of yogic action, Kālakāla, and Rudra’s manyu—qualities often invoked in Linga worship as manifestations of the same supreme Pati.
Meditate on Shiva as Sūryarūpa (inner light) while offering namas (salutations) with steady karma-yoga—dedicating daily actions to Shiva; this pairs naturally with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” and simple stotra-recitation in Rudra-bhakti.