Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

श्रुत्याचारप्रसन्नाय स्तुत्याचारप्रियाय च । चतुर्विधस्वरूपाय जलस्थलजरूपिणे

Transliteration

śrutyācāraprasannāya stutyācārapriyāya ca | caturvidhasvarūpāya jalasthalajarūpiṇe

Translation

سلامٌ وسجودٌ له، الذي يرضى بالسلوك الموافق للڤيدا، ويحبّ نظام التراتيل والتسبيح؛ له ذي التجليات الأربعة، الذي يتخذ صور المولودين في الماء، وفي البرّ، وفي الماء والبرّ معًا.

Word by Word

• श्रुति-आचार-प्रसन्नाय: to (him) who is pleased with conduct based on the Vedas
• श्रुति-आचार-प्रसन्नाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे (contextually masculine for Śiva), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः: श्रुत्याचारः (श्रुति-आचार, षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष) + तस्मिन् प्रसन्नः (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• स्तुति-आचार-प्रियाय: to (him) who is fond of the practice of praise
• स्तुति-आचार-प्रियाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (contextually), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः: स्तुत्याचारः (स्तुति-आचार, तत्पुरुष) + तस्मिन् प्रियः (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• चतुर्विध-स्वरूपाय: to (him) of fourfold nature
• चतुर्विध-स्वरूपाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्विध (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (contextually), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः—चतुर्विधं स्वरूपं यस्य/यत्

• जल-स्थल-ज-रूपिणे: to (him) having the form born of water and land
• जल-स्थल-ज-रूपिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे (contextually), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; रूपिन्-शब्दः (मतुप्/इन्-प्रत्ययान्त); समासः जलस्थलज-रूपिन् = जलस्थलजं रूपं यस्य (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: श्रुत्याचारप्रसन्नाय स्तुत्याचारप्रियाय च । चतुर्विधस्वरूपाय जलस्थलजरूपिणे

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva is approached through both right dharmic conduct rooted in śruti (Vedic order) and heartfelt stuti (devotional praise), revealing Him as the immanent Lord who pervades all categories of embodied life.

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

While the Linga points to Shiva’s transcendent reality, this verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—His gracious presence within manifest creation—so worship combines reverence for the formless principle with devotion to the Lord who appears in countless forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain śruti-aligned conduct (purity, truthfulness, restraint) and regularly perform stuti—reciting Shiva stotras or the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—as a disciplined devotional practice.