Shloka 43
देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
प्रणवो बीजमंत्राणां दारुणानां विषं भवान् । व्योमव्यप्तिमतां त्वं वै परमात्मासि चात्मनाम्
praṇavo bījamaṃtrāṇāṃ dāruṇānāṃ viṣaṃ bhavān | vyomavyaptimatāṃ tvaṃ vai paramātmāsi cātmanām
أنتَ البرَنَڤا (أوم)، بذرةُ جميعِ المانترا البِيجا. وبين كلّ ما هو رهيبٌ وعنيف، أنتَ «السُّمّ» الأعلى—قوّةٌ طاغيةٌ تقهر الشرّ وتلتهمه. ولمن يَسَعُ كالفَضاء أنتَ الباراماتمان؛ وأنتَ أيضًا الذاتُ الباطنةُ الساكنةُ في كلّ ذاتٍ فرديّة.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a jyotirliṅga; the verse identifies Śiva with Praṇava (Oṃ) as the seed of bīja-mantras and with the paradoxical ‘poison’ among the terrible—evoking Śiva’s capacity to contain/subdue toxicity (adharma, fear, evil) and to be the Paramātman within all.
Significance: Meditation on Śiva as Praṇava and Paramātman supports inner pilgrimage (antar-yātrā), shifting identity from paśu (limited self) toward recognition of Pati through grace.
Mantra: ॐ (praṇava)
Type: gayatri
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse praises Shiva as Oṁ itself—the source-power behind all mantras—and as the Supreme Self who both transcends and indwells all beings, indicating that mantra and liberation ultimately culminate in Shiva-realization.
In Saguna worship, Shiva is approached through form—especially the Linga—yet this verse grounds that devotion in the formless Pranava and the truth that the Linga points to: Shiva as the all-pervading Paramatma and inner ruler (antaryāmin).
Mantra-japa beginning with Oṁ—especially Oṁ Namaḥ Śivāya—paired with inner contemplation of Shiva as the Self within all, is the key practice implied; it supports bhakti, purification, and steady meditation toward moksha.