Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 47

वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च

Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn

Devanagari script

देवदेव परेशान भक्तप्राणप्रपोषक । दुष्टदण्डप्रद स्वामिन्कृपां कुरु नमो ऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

devadeva pareśāna bhaktaprāṇaprapoṣaka | duṣṭadaṇḍaprada svāminkṛpāṃ kuru namo 'stu te

Translation

O Gott der Götter, o höchster Herr—Du, der den Lebenshauch Deiner Verehrer erhält und die Frevler bestraft—o Meister, erweise mir Deine Gnade. Verehrung sei Dir.

Word by Word

• देव-देव: O God of gods
• देव-देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचनम्

• पर-ईशान: O supreme Lord
• पर-ईशान: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

• भक्त-प्राण-प्रपोषक: O nourisher of devotees’ lives
• भक्त-प्राण-प्रपोषक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपोषक (प्रातिपदिक; √पुष् (धातु) + ण्वुल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्; कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun)

• दुष्ट-दण्ड-प्रद: O giver of punishment to the wicked
• दुष्ट-दण्ड-प्रद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √दा (धातु) + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

• स्वामिन्: O Lord/Master
• स्वामिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सम्बोधन, एकवचनम्

• कृपाम्: mercy
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• कुरु: do/show
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्; मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (indeclinable interjection); नमः-प्रयोग (salutation)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

Speaker

A devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Shiva (within Suta Goswami’s Vayu Samhita narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: देवदेव परेशान भक्तप्राणप्रपोषक । दुष्टदण्डप्रद स्वामिन्कृपां कुरु नमो ऽस्तु ते

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender): Shiva is praised as Pati—the supreme Lord who sustains devotees inwardly (as prāṇa and grace) and corrects adharma by chastising the wicked, guiding souls toward purification and liberation.

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

The verse is a direct stuti to Saguna Shiva—the compassionate Master approachable through prayer, Linga worship, and devotion—affirming that the Lord responds with kṛpā (grace) while upholding dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Shiva-stuti with japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), offered before the Shiva Linga, seeking kṛpā and inner steadiness of prāṇa through devotion and disciplined conduct.