Shloka 30

देवगुरुप्रेषणम्

Himālaya Mission of the Gods’ Preceptor / The Gods Send Their Guru

Devanagari script

देवा मुमुदिरे सर्वे शीघ्रं गत्वा स्वमंदिरम् । सिद्धं मत्वा स्वकार्य्यं हि प्रशंसन्तस्सदाशिवम्

Transliteration

devā mumudire sarve śīghraṃ gatvā svamaṃdiram | siddhaṃ matvā svakāryyaṃ hi praśaṃsantassadāśivam

Translation

Alle Götter frohlockten. Eilig kehrten sie in ihre Wohnsitze zurück, hielten ihr Vorhaben für vollendet und priesen Sadāśiva, den ewig glückverheißenden Herrn.

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative 1), बहुवचन (Plural)

• mumudire: rejoiced
• mumudire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mud (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative 1), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having gone’

• sva-mandiram: their own abode
• sva-mandiram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + mandira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative 2), एकवचन (Singular)

• siddham: accomplished
• siddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative 2), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• matvā: having considered
• matvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having thought/considered’

• sva-kāryam: their own task
• sva-kāryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative 2), एकवचन (Singular)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), कारण/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• praśaṃsantaḥ: praising
• praśaṃsantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative 1), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sadāśivam: Sadāśiva
• sadāśivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadāśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative 2), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that success (siddhi) is ultimately secured through Sadāśiva’s grace, and that gratitude expressed as praise is a proper Shaiva response after one’s duty is fulfilled.

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

The devas’ praise points to Saguna worship—adoring Shiva as Sadāśiva with attributes of auspiciousness and lordship—mirroring how devotees worship the Shiva-Linga as the accessible form through which grace and fulfillment arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is to conclude any undertaken vrata or worship with stuti (hymns) and japa—especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—offering thanks to Sadāśiva for the completion of one’s intended dharma.