Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

देवस्तुतिः — Hymn of Praise by the Devas

Devastuti

Devanagari script

देवस्तुतिरियं पुण्या सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी । सर्वसौख्यप्रदा नित्यं महेशानंददायिनी

Transliteration

devastutiriyaṃ puṇyā sarvapāpapraṇāśinī | sarvasaukhyapradā nityaṃ maheśānaṃdadāyinī

Translation

Dieser heilige Lobgesang auf den Herrn ist verdienstvoll und vernichtet alle Sünden. Er schenkt stets jede Art von Glück und verleiht die Wonne Maheshas (Śivas).

Word by Word

• देवस्तुतिः: praise of the god
• देवस्तुतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवस्य स्तुतिः)

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject) (apposition to देवस्तुतिः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• पुण्या: holy, meritorious
• पुण्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying देवस्तुतिः)

• सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी: destroyer of all sins
• सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पाप + प्रणाशिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां पापानां प्रणाशिनी)

• सर्वसौख्यप्रदा: giver of all happiness
• सर्वसौख्यप्रदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सौख्य + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य सौख्यस्य प्रदा)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative usage): ‘always/constantly’

• महेशानन्ददायिनी: giver of Mahesha’s bliss
• महेशानन्ददायिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेश + आनन्द + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महेशस्य आनन्दं दायिनी)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the purāṇic account to the sages, describing the fruit of Śiva-stuti in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Śiva-stuti as universally efficacious: sarva-pāpa-praṇāśa and sarva-saukhya-pradā; supports pilgrimage recitation at any Śiva-kṣetra.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere praise of Śiva is itself a purifying sādhana: it burns accumulated pāpa and matures the soul toward Śiva’s own ānanda (grace-born bliss), aligning with the Shaiva view that liberation is attained through the Lord’s anugraha awakened by bhakti.

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

A stuti is a direct form of Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Śiva as Maheśa who hears and responds. Recited before the Liṅga (with water, bilva, and mantra), it becomes an offering of speech (vāk-ārādhana) that invites Śiva’s presence and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular recitation of Śiva-stuti as a daily vrata—ideally with the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and rudrākṣa—treating the hymn as japa-like contemplation that aims at inner purification and Śiva-bhāva.