Shloka 18

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

महादनुजनाशाय नमस्ते परमेश्वर । अम्बिकापतये तुभ्यं नमस्सर्वास्त्रधारक

Transliteration

mahādanujanāśāya namaste parameśvara | ambikāpataye tubhyaṃ namassarvāstradhāraka

Translation

سلامٌ لك، أيها الربُّ الأعلى، يا مُهلكَ الدانوجا العظام. سلامٌ لك، يا قرينَ أمبيكا، يا حاملَ جميعِ الأسلحة وسيدَها.

Word by Word

• महादनुजनाशाय: to the destruction of great demons (Dānavas)
• महादनुजनाशाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादानुज + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (महादानुजानां नाशः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; salutation usage

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6) एकवचन; enclitic; with नमः

• परमेश्वर: O Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

• अम्बिकापतये: to the husband of Ambikā
• अम्बिकापतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अम्बिकायाः पतिः)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; salutation usage

• सर्वास्त्रधारक: O bearer of all weapons
• सर्वास्त्रधारक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अस्त्र + धारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाणि अस्त्राणि धारयति इति)

Speaker

The Devas (gods), offering praise to Lord Shiva in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ambika

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who removes asuric tendencies—inner hostility, arrogance, and bondage—granting protection and order through His sovereign power.

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

The verse praises Saguna Shiva through specific epithets—Parameśvara, Ambikāpati, Sarvāstradhāraka—supporting devotional worship where the devotee approaches Shiva as the personal, protective Lord (often worshipped as the Linga).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is japa of a Shiva-salutation (e.g., “namaḥ śivāya”) while contemplating Shiva as the remover of inner ‘demonic’ impulses and as the divine protector; this aligns well with Mahāśivarātri-style remembrance and prayer.