Shloka 22

Devanagari script

जेपुश्न शतरुद्रीयं देवा: कृत्वाउ्जलिं तदा । संस्तूयमानस्त्रिदशै: प्रससाद महेश्वर:,उस समय देवतालोग हाथ जोड़कर शतरुद्रियका जप करने लगे। देवताओं के द्वारा अपनी स्तुति की जानेपर महेश्वर प्रसन्न हो गये

Transliteration

jepuḥ śatarudrīyaṃ devāḥ kṛtvāñjaliṃ tadā | saṃstūyamānas tridāśaiḥ prasasāda maheśvaraḥ ||

Translation

Then the gods, joining their hands in reverence, began to recite the Śatarudrīya hymn. As the immortals praised him, Maheśvara became gracious and pleased.

Word by Word

जपुःthey recited / chanted

शतरुद्रीयम्the Śatarudriya (hymn)

देवाःthe gods

कृत्वाhaving made / having done

अञ्जलिम्añjali (folded hands, reverential gesture)

तदाthen

संस्तूयमानःbeing praised

त्रिदशैःby the thirty (i.e., the gods)

प्रससादbecame pleased / was propitiated

महेश्वरःMaheśvara (the Great Lord, Śiva)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)

द

देवाः (the gods)

त

त्रिदशाः (the thirty gods)

म

महेश्वर (Maheśvara/Śiva)

श

शतरुद्रीय (Śatarudrīya hymn)

अ

अञ्जलि (añjali gesture)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reverent humility and sincere devotional praise (japa and stuti) invite divine favor; disciplined worship can pacify fearsome power and restore harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes how the gods, with folded hands, recite the Śatarudrīya hymn to Rudra/Śiva; pleased by their praise, Maheśvara becomes gracious toward them.