Shloka 16

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

नमस्ते भूतपतये महाभारसहिष्णवे । तृष्णाहराय निर्वैराकृतये भूरितेजसे

Transliteration

namaste bhūtapataye mahābhārasahiṣṇave | tṛṣṇāharāya nirvairākṛtaye bhūritejase

Translation

Ehrerbietung Dir, o Herr der Wesen—der die große Last erträgt; der das Verlangen stillt und die Gier vertreibt; dessen Gestalt frei von Feindschaft ist; und der in überreicher, all-durchdringender Herrlichkeit erstrahlt.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation, homage
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; indeclinable-like usage in salutation (नमः + dative)

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6) एकवचन; enclitic pronoun form; used with नमः (to you)

• भूतपतये: to the lord of beings
• भूतपतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतानां पतिः)

• महाभारसहिष्णवे: to the greatly burden-enduring one
• महाभारसहिष्णवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभार + सहिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (महाभारं सहते इति)

• तृष्णाहराय: to the remover of craving
• तृष्णाहराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (तृष्णां हरति इति)

• निर्वैराकृतये: to the one of non-hostile form
• निर्वैराकृतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वैर + आकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (निर्वैरा आकृतिः)

• भूरितेजसे: to the one of abundant splendor
• भूरितेजसे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (तेजस्), चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भूरि तेजः यस्य) used as epithet in dative

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the hymn of praise offered to Lord Śiva in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: नमस्ते भूतपतये महाभारसहिष्णवे । तृष्णाहराय निर्वैराकृतये भूरितेजसे

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises Śiva as Pati (Lord) who bears the cosmic burden, and as the remover of tṛṣṇā (craving). In a Śaiva Siddhānta lens, it points to Śiva’s grace dissolving bondage rooted in desire and leading the soul toward liberation.

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

These epithets are Saguna praises—devotees approach Śiva through name, form, and qualities (nirvaira, bhūritejas). In Liṅga worship, such nāma-guṇa stuti purifies the mind, making it fit to receive Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use this as a short stuti before japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), praying specifically for tṛṣṇā-kṣaya (reduction of craving). It also fits as an opening invocation during Mahāśivarātri vrata, with bhasma and rudrākṣa worn in a sattvic, non-hostile (nirvaira) attitude.