Shloka 38

Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa

The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine

Devanagari script

वामदेवकृतं स्तोत्रम्परमार्थविजृम्भितम् । श्रुत्वाभवत्प्रसन्नो हि महे श्वरसुतः प्रभुः

Transliteration

vāmadevakṛtaṃ stotramparamārthavijṛmbhitam | śrutvābhavatprasanno hi mahe śvarasutaḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

Hearing the hymn composed by Vāmadeva—unfolding the highest truth—the Lord, the mighty son of Maheśvara, became truly pleased.

Word by Word

• वामदेवकृतम्: made by Vāmadeva
• वामदेवकृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वामदेव+कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘कृत’; समासः—वामदेवेन कृतम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः)

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• परमार्थविजृम्भितम्: expounding the highest truth
• परमार्थविजृम्भितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमार्थ+विजृम्भित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त ‘विजृम्भित’; समासः—परम + अर्थ (कर्मधारय) + विजृम्भित (तत्पुरुष; ‘expanded with highest truth’)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक (indeed/for)

• महेश्वरसुतः: the son of Maheśvara
• महेश्वरसुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर+सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समासः—महेश्वरस्य सुतः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames stotra as a vehicle for ‘paramārtha’ (highest purport): when praise aligns with tattva-jñāna, it becomes a direct occasion for divine prasāda (grace).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vamadeva
• Maheshvara-suta

FAQs

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

It teaches that when praise is rooted in paramārtha (true understanding of Pati, paśu, and pāśa), devotion becomes spiritually potent, drawing the Lord’s prasāda (grace) and uplifting the soul toward liberation.

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

A stotra is a Saguna mode of worship—approaching Shiva through name, form, and divine qualities—yet when it ‘reveals the highest truth,’ it also points beyond form to Shiva as the supreme Reality who bestows grace through accessible worship like Linga-pūjā and hymn-recitation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular stotra-pāṭha (hymn recitation) with meaning (bhāva and jñāna together) is implied; it may be paired with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Shiva-upāsanā to seek prasāda and inner purification.