Shloka 12
धन-यज्ञ-दानविवेकः
Wealth, Sacrifice, and Disciplined Giving
महादेव: सर्वयज्ञे महात्मा हुत्वा$5त्मानं देवदेवो बभूव । विश्वॉल्लोकान् व्याप्य विष्ट भ्य कीर्त्या विराजते द्युतिमान् कृत्तिवासा:
mahādevaḥ sarvayajñe mahātmā hutvā ātmānaṃ devadevo babhūva | viśvāl lokān vyāpya viṣṭabhya kīrtyā virājate dyutimān kṛttivāsāḥ |
মহাত্মা মহাদেব সর্বস্ব-সমর্পণরূপ যজ্ঞে নিজের আত্মাকেই আহুতি দিয়ে দেবদেরও দেবতা হলেন। তিনি কীর্তিতে সকল লোককে ব্যাপ্ত করে দীপ্তিমান কৃত্তিবাসা রূপে 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.