Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

योगेषु च व्यतीपातस्सोमवल्ली लतासु च । बुद्धीनां धर्मबुद्धिस्त्वं कलत्रं सुहृदां भवान्

Transliteration

yogeṣu ca vyatīpātassomavallī latāsu ca | buddhīnāṃ dharmabuddhistvaṃ kalatraṃ suhṛdāṃ bhavān

Translation

Unter den glückverheißenden Yogas bist Du der heilige Vyatīpāta; unter den Ranken bist Du die Soma-Liane. Unter allen Formen der Erkenntnis bist Du die dharmische Einsicht (dharma-buddhi); und unter wahren Freunden bist Du der geliebte Gefährte, stets gegenwärtig als der Teuerste.

Word by Word

• योगेषु: in yogas / among yogic practices
• योगेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• व्यतीपातः: the (astral) conjunction/omen called Vyatīpāta
• व्यतीपातः: Pradhāna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतीपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• सोमवल्ली: the Soma-creeper
• सोमवल्ली: Pradhāna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + वल्ली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य वल्ली)

• लतासु: among creepers/vines
• लतासु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बुद्धीनाम्: of intellects
• बुद्धीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• धर्मबुद्धिः: righteous understanding
• धर्मबुद्धिः: Pradhāna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य बुद्धिः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थ-कर्ता (subject)

• कलत्रम्: spouse
• कलत्रम्: Pradhāna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अत्र विधेय-प्रथमा (predicate)

• सुहृदाम्: of friends
• सुहृदाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• भवान्: you (honored one)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific pronoun), कर्ता

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Vyatīpāta yoga (auspicious/charged temporal conjunction)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva as the indwelling source of auspiciousness, sacred vitality, and dharmic discernment—showing that true righteousness and spiritual clarity arise through Pati (Shiva) guiding the bound soul (paśu) beyond pāśa (bondage).

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

By declaring Shiva present as the highest quality within all categories, the verse supports Saguna worship: the devotee centers the mind on Shiva (often through the Linga) and learns to recognize His grace operating as inner dharma-buddhi and loving companionship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as dharma-buddhi while chanting the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and offer simple Linga-upacharas (water, bilva) with the intention to purify intellect and align choices with dharma.