Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23

देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च

Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits

Devanagari script

मयस्कराय विश्वाय ब्रह्मणे ह्यार्तिनाशिने । अम्बिकापतये तुभ्यमुमायाः पतये नमः

Transliteration

mayaskarāya viśvāya brahmaṇe hyārtināśine | ambikāpataye tubhyamumāyāḥ pataye namaḥ

Translation

Verehrung Dir—Spender des Heils, allgegenwärtiger Herr des Weltalls, höchste Wirklichkeit, die Leid vernichtet. O Herr der Ambikā, o Gemahl der Umā—vor Dir verneige ich mich.

Word by Word

• मयस्कराय: to Mayaskara (bestower of delight/auspiciousness)
• मयस्कराय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• विश्वाय: to the All/Universe (as Lord of all)
• विश्वाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणे: to Brahman / the Absolute
• ब्रह्मणे: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/वाक्यालङ्कार (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• आर्तिनाशिने: to the destroyer of affliction
• आर्तिनाशिने: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्ति-नाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: आर्तेः नाशिन् (destroyer of distress)

• अम्बिकापतये: to the Lord of Ambikā
• अम्बिकापतये: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बिका-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: अम्बिकायाः पतिः (husband of Ambikā)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• उमायाः: of Umā
• उमायाः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पतये: to the Lord/husband
• पतये: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/वाक्यक्रिया (Salutation formula)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (indeclinable interjection), नमस्-शब्दः; प्रायः चतुर्थी-सम्बन्धे प्रयोगः (used with dative: “salutation to…”)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Sati-Khanda account to the sages, presenting a stuti addressed to Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: मयस्कराय विश्वाय ब्रह्मणे ह्यार्तिनाशिने । अम्बिकापतये तुभ्यमुमायाः पतये नमः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Umā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Brahman-aspect foregrounded (transcendent ground of the universe)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati

FAQs

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

The verse identifies Shiva as the auspicious bestower and the destroyer of existential suffering, while affirming Him as Brahman (the Supreme) and as Pati—the personal Lord who grants grace and liberation.

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

By praising Shiva as both Brahman (transcendent) and Ambikāpati/Umāpati (personal, relational), it supports Shaiva practice where the Linga represents the Supreme while devotees approach Him through saguna devotion and stuti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use this as a namaskāra-stuti in daily Shiva-puja: recite with Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), offer bilva leaves or water to the Linga, and meditate on Shiva as the remover of ārtī (distress) and giver of śiva (auspiciousness).