Shloka 13

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमो हिरण्यगर्भाय सर्वसृष्टि विधायिने । नमः स्थितिकृते तुभ्यं विष्णवे प्रभविष्णवे

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namo hiraṇyagarbhāya sarvasṛṣṭi vidhāyine | namaḥ sthitikṛte tubhyaṃ viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave

Translation

قالت الآلهة: «السجود لهيرانياغربها (Hiraṇyagarbha)، مُدبِّرِ كلِّ الخلق. والسجود لكَ، مُقيمِ دوامِ العالم—يا فيشنو (Viṣṇu)، يا ربَّ الشمولِ والنفوذِ في كلِّ شيء، المتجلّي كقوّةِ الحفظِ والصون.»

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist), Parasmaipada, Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha/Prayojana (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोजन; salutation to recipient)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable) used as salutation/exclamation; governs Dative (चतुर्थी)

• hiraṇyagarbhāya: to Hiraṇyagarbha
• hiraṇyagarbhāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇyagarbha (प्रातिपदिक; hiraṇya+garbha)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Caturthī vibhakti (Dative/4th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• sarvasṛṣṭi: all creation
• sarvasṛṣṭi: Karma (कर्म/Object) (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva+sṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (Feminine), Prathamā/Accusative-samāna rūpa (Nom./Acc. form), Ekavacana (Singular); used as upapada in compound with vidhāyin

• vidhāyine: to the creator/ordainer
• vidhāyine: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi+dhā (धातु) → vidhāyin (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kṛdanta (agent noun), Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Caturthī vibhakti (Dative/4th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha/Prayojana (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोजन; salutation to recipient)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable) salutation; governs Dative (चतुर्थी)

• sthitikṛte: to the sustainer
• sthitikṛte: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthiti+kṛt (प्रातिपदिक; sthiti + kṛ (धातु) → kṛt)
• Form: Kṛdanta (agent noun), Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Caturthī vibhakti (Dative/4th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Caturthī vibhakti (Dative/4th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• viṣṇave: to Viṣṇu
• viṣṇave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Caturthī vibhakti (Dative/4th), Ekavacana (Singular)

• prabhaviṣṇave: to the mighty/all-pervading Viṣṇu
• prabhaviṣṇave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabha+viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (Masculine), Caturthī vibhakti (Dative/4th), Ekavacana (Singular)

Speaker

The Devas

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Though addressed with names associated with Brahmā (Hiraṇyagarbha) and Viṣṇu, the stuti functions (in Śaiva Purāṇic rhetoric) as praise of Śiva as the inner ruler manifesting the cosmic functions of creation and preservation.

Significance: Teaches functional unity: devotees may praise the cosmic offices (sṛṣṭi/sthiti) while recognizing Śiva as the supreme controller behind them.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namo hiraṇyagarbhāya sarvasṛṣṭi vidhāyine | namaḥ sthitikṛte tubhyaṃ viṣṇave prabhaviṣṇave

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hiranyagarbha

FAQs

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

It models bhakti through humble salutations to the cosmic functions of creation and sustenance, reminding the seeker that divine governance operates through ordered principles; in a Shaiva Siddhanta reading, such powers ultimately stand within the Supreme Lord’s sovereignty, and devotion purifies the soul (paśu) toward grace.

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

Though addressed to Viṣṇu/Hiraṇyagarbha, the verse reflects Saguna worship—adoring the Divine through recognizable functions and names. In Shiva Purana’s broader frame, such veneration is harmonized under Shiva as Pati, with the Liṅga signifying the supreme source in whom all divine roles (sṛṣṭi–sthiti–saṃhāra) are grounded.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice nāma-japa and namaskāra-bhāva (reverent salutations): recite a chosen divine name with steadiness and surrender. As a Shaiva takeaway, pair it with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and a daily moment of offering (arghya/puṣpa) to the Liṅga to cultivate humility and inner stability (sthiti).