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mahādevaḥ sarvayajñe mahātmā hutvā ātmānaṃ devadevo babhūva | viśvāl lokān vyāpya viṣṭabhya kīrtyā virājate dyutimān kṛttivāsāḥ |
মহাত্মা মহাদেৱে সৰ্বস্ব-সমৰ্পণৰূপ যজ্ঞত নিজৰ আত্মাকেই আহুতি দি দেৱদেৱ হ’ল। তেওঁ কীৰ্তিৰে সকলো লোকক ব্যাপ্ত কৰি দ্যুতিমান কৃত্তিবাসা ৰূপে বিরাজমান।
देवस्थान उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates complete self-offering (ātma-samarpaṇa) as the highest form of sacrifice: by giving oneself wholly for the good of the whole, one attains supreme spiritual stature. Śiva’s radiance and world-pervading fame symbolize the ethical power of renunciation and self-transcendence.
Devsthāna describes Mahādeva as having performed the ‘all-sacrifice’ by offering his own self, thereby becoming Devadeva. He is portrayed as pervading and supporting all worlds through his glory, shining as the radiant Kṛttivāsā.