Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 70

गजासुरतपः–देवलोकक्षोभः

Gajāsura’s Austerities and the Disturbance of the Worlds

Devanagari script

हरि ब्रह्मादयो देवा हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः । तुष्टुवुस्तं महेशानं नत्वा सांजलयस्ततः

Transliteration

hari brahmādayo devā harṣanirbharamānasāḥ | tuṣṭuvustaṃ maheśānaṃ natvā sāṃjalayastataḥ

Translation

তেতিয়া হৰি, ব্ৰহ্মা আদি দেৱসকল হর্ষে পৰিপূৰ্ণ মনেৰে সেই মহেশানক প্ৰণাম কৰি, অঞ্জলি বঁধি স্তৱ কৰিবলৈ ধৰিলে।

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: कर्ता (Karta; member of compound subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादयः: कर्ता (Karta; member of compound subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ब्रह्मा आदिः येषाम् (Brahmā and others)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः: with minds brimming with joy
• हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः: कर्तृविशेषण (subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष-निर्भर-मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: हर्षेण निर्भरं मानसं येषाम् (minds filled with joy)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: स्तु (to praise)

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महेशानम्: Maheśāna (Śiva)
• महेशानम्: कर्म (Karma; apposition to तम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: महान् ईशानः (Great Lord)

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), धातु: नम् (to bow)

• साञ्जलयः: with folded hands
• साञ्जलयः: कर्तृविशेषण (subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: अञ्जलिः सः (with joined palms)

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then/thereupon)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Gods led by Viṣṇu and Brahmā praise Maheśāna in the Kāśī setting, reinforcing the kṣetra’s claim that even the highest devas acknowledge Śiva as supreme and seek His favor.

Significance: Models proper bhakti: even exalted beings approach Śiva with namaskāra and stuti; pilgrims emulate this humility to receive anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

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

It shows that even the highest devas like Viṣṇu and Brahmā approach Śiva as Maheśāna—the supreme Pati—through humility (namaskāra) and devotion (stuti). Joy arises when the mind turns from ego and conflict toward surrender to the Lord.

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

The verse models Saguna worship: bowing with folded hands and offering hymns to the personal Lord (Maheśāna). In Śaiva practice, the same reverence is expressed before the Śiva-liṅga through añjali, namaskāra, and stotra as visible supports for devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is stotra-japa with añjali and namaskāra—begin worship by mentally bowing to Śiva, then recite a Śiva-stuti or the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a steady, joyful mind.