Shloka 50

Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa

The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine

Devanagari script

देवसेनापते तुभ्यन्देवानाम्पतये नमः । नमो यतीनाम्पतये परिपूर्णाय ते नमः

Transliteration

devasenāpate tubhyandevānāmpataye namaḥ | namo yatīnāmpataye paripūrṇāya te namaḥ

Translation

Salutations to You, O Lord and commander of the divine hosts; salutations to the Sovereign of the gods. Salutations to You, the Lord of ascetics; salutations to You, the All-Complete (Pūrṇa) Supreme Master.

Word by Word

• देवसेनापते: O lord of the divine army
• देवसेनापते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवसेना (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th case); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—देवसेनायाः पति (lord of the divine army)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/चतुर्थी?; here चतुर्थी (4th case, dative); एकवचन

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th case, genitive); बहुवचन

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th case, dative); एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Vākyārtha/नमस्कार (salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: निपातवत् प्रयोगः; ‘नमः’ इति अव्ययप्राय (salutatory particle, used with dative)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Vākyārtha/नमस्कार
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्ययप्राय

• यतीनाम्: of ascetics
• यतीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; बहुवचन

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचन

• परिपूर्णाय: to the all-complete, fully perfect
• परिपूर्णाय: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी; एकवचन; विशेषण—पतये/तुभ्यम् (qualifies the addressed deity)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th case, dative); एकवचन (enclitic)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Vākyārtha/नमस्कार
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्ययप्राय

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn contextually within Kailasa Samhita teachings)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: देवसेनापते तुभ्यं देवानां पतये नमः । नमो यतीनां पतये परिपूर्णाय ते नमः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Yatis (ascetics)

FAQs

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

The verse affirms Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who governs even the devas and is also the inner ruler of renunciants—pointing to Him as the complete, liberating reality (Paripūrṇa) sought in Shaiva Siddhanta.

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

By offering repeated namaskāra to Shiva as Lord of gods and yogis, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the transcendent Pati through a venerable form such as the Shiva Linga, where devotion matures into realization of His completeness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite the verse as a short stotra before Linga-pūjā, ideally alongside the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), with a mental focus on Shiva as the all-complete Lord who cuts the bonds (pāśa) of the soul.