Shloka 99

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

देवाश् च सर्वे ते देवं तुष्टुवुः परमेश्वरम् सेन्द्राः ससाध्याः सयमाः सरुद्राः समरुद्गणाः

Transliteration

devāś ca sarve te devaṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ parameśvaram sendrāḥ sasādhyāḥ sayamāḥ sarudrāḥ samarudgaṇāḥ

Translation

Then all those gods—together with Indra, the Sādhyas, the Yamas, the Rudras, and the hosts of the Maruts—praised Parameśvara, the Supreme Lord, the Pati who transcends all and bestows grace upon the bound souls, the paśus.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods

• च: and

• सर्वे: all

• ते: those

• देवम्: the Divine Lord

• तुष्टुवुः: praised, extolled

• परमेश्वरम्: Parameśvara, the Supreme Lord

• सेन्द्राः: along with Indra

• ससाध्याः: along with the Sādhyas

• सयमाः: along with Yama(s)

• सरुद्राः: along with the Rudras

• समरुद्गणाः: along with the companies of Maruts

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Parameśvara (Shiva)
• Indra
• Sādhyas
• Yama
• Rudras
• Maruts

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes that even the highest devas approach Parameśvara through stuti (praise), implying that Linga-centered devotion is a primary means to invoke Shiva’s anugraha (grace).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By calling him Parameśvara, it presents Shiva as the supreme Pati—above the cosmic functionaries—who is worthy of universal worship and is the ultimate refuge beyond pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Stuti and bhakti as a limb of Shiva-upāsanā: reverent praise that purifies the paśu’s intent and prepares one for deeper Pāśupata-oriented discipline and worship.