Shloka 53

Devanagari script

स्तुत्वा स्तोत्रैरनेकैश्च शंकरं लोक शंकरम् । प्रसन्नं कृतवंतस्ते महाकोश्यास्तटे शुभे

Transliteration

stutvā stotrairanekaiśca śaṃkaraṃ loka śaṃkaram | prasannaṃ kṛtavaṃtaste mahākośyāstaṭe śubhe

Translation

Having praised Śaṅkara—the benefactor of the worlds—with many hymns, they gladdened Him and made Him gracious upon the auspicious bank of the great Kośī river.

Word by Word

• stutvā: having praised
• stutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √stu (स्तु धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-अव्यय (absolutive/क्त्वा), पूर्वक्रिया (having praised)

• stotraiḥ: with hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• anekaiḥ: many
• anekaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aneka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘stotraiḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• loka-śaṃkaram: benefactor of the worlds
• loka-śaṃkaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘śaṃkaram’ इत्यस्य विशेषण-रूपेण (epithet)

• prasannam: pleased
• prasannam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘śaṃkaram’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• kṛtavantaḥ: they made/did (having made)
• kṛtavantaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) + kṛtavat (कृतवत्-प्रातिपदिक, क्तवत्-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवत्-कृदन्त (perfect participle/कृतवत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद-कर्तरि प्रयोगः; ‘ते’ इत्यस्य विधेय-रूपेण (predicate)

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (they)

• mahā-kośyāḥ: of (the river) Mahākośī
• mahā-kośyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kośī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• taṭe: on the bank
• taṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• śubhe: auspicious
• śubhe: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘taṭe’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse situates the devas’ stuti on the auspicious bank of the Mahā-Kośī; the riverbank functions as a tīrtha-like setting where praise (stotra) ripens into Śiva’s prasāda (grace).

Significance: Stuti at a tīrtha is presented as a direct means to invoke Śiva’s prasannatā (gracious favor), implying purification of pāśa (bondage) through devotion and surrender.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere bhakti expressed through stotras can invoke Śiva’s prasāda (grace). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, the soul (paśu) turns toward Pati (Śiva) through devotion, and His graciousness loosens bondage (pāśa).

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

The verse highlights Saguna worship—praising Śaṅkara as the compassionate Lord of the worlds. Such stotra-based devotion commonly accompanies Jyotirliṅga pilgrimage and Liṅga pūjā, preparing the mind for Śiva’s anugraha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stotra-pāṭha (hymn recitation) with focused devotion—optionally paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct practice to seek Śiva’s grace.