Shloka 28

देवस्तुतिः (Deva-stuti) — “Hymn of the Devas / Divine Praise”

Devanagari script

शिवां शिवकरां शुद्धां स्थूलां सूक्ष्मां परायणाम् । अन्तर्विद्यासुविद्याभ्यां सुप्रीतां त्वां नमामहे

Transliteration

śivāṃ śivakarāṃ śuddhāṃ sthūlāṃ sūkṣmāṃ parāyaṇām | antarvidyāsuvidyābhyāṃ suprītāṃ tvāṃ namāmahe

Translation

Wir verneigen uns vor Dir, o Śivā—Spenderin der Heilsamkeit Śivas, vollkommen rein; Du bist zugleich das Grobe und das Feine, die höchste Zuflucht. In innerem Wissen und wahrer, befreiender Weisheit erfreut, bringen wir Dir unsere ehrfürchtigen Grüße dar.

Word by Word

• शिवाम्: Śivā (the auspicious goddess)
• शिवाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शिवकराम्: bestowing auspiciousness
• शिवकराम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + करा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative: 'śiva-kara' = making auspicious), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शुद्धाम्: pure
• शुद्धाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्थूलाम्: gross
• स्थूलाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सूक्ष्माम्: subtle
• सूक्ष्माम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूक्ष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परायणाम्: the supreme refuge
• परायणाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'परायण' = supreme refuge/ultimate resort

• अन्तर्विद्या-सुविद्याभ्याम्: by inner-knowledge and true knowledge
• अन्तर्विद्या-सुविद्याभ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्विद्या + सुविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (Copulative), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (both members feminine)

• सुप्रीताम्: highly pleased
• सुप्रीताम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'सु' उपसर्ग (prefix) + प्रीत = very pleased

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नमामहे: we bow
• नमामहे: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn within the Parvati Khanda context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Devī as ‘parāyaṇā’ (supreme refuge) and as both gross and subtle supports the Siddhānta path: approach Śiva through Śakti’s grace, moving from external worship (sthūla) to inner realization (sūkṣma).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: शिवां शिवकरां शुद्धां स्थूलां सूक्ष्मां परायणाम् । अन्तर्विद्यासुविद्याभ्यां सुप्रीतां त्वां नमामहे

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Gaurī

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises Parvati as Śivā—the pure, all-pervading power who is both manifest (gross) and unmanifest (subtle), and as the supreme refuge; in Shaiva Siddhanta, her grace supports inner realization and right knowledge leading toward liberation.

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

By calling her both gross and subtle, the verse aligns with Saguna worship (forms, icons, Linga-puja) while affirming the subtle reality behind it; Parvati is honored as Shiva’s inseparable Shakti, through whom devotion matures into inner knowledge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is Parvati-stuti before Shiva worship: recite this verse with inward focus (antarvidyā), then continue japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as a union of devotion and liberating insight.