Shloka 92

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

देवासुरेश्वरो दिव्यो देवासुरमहाश्रयाः । देवदेवोऽनयोऽचिंत्यो देवतात्मात्मसंभवः

Transliteration

devāsureśvaro divyo devāsuramahāśrayāḥ | devadevo'nayo'ciṃtyo devatātmātmasaṃbhavaḥ

Translation

He is the divine Lord of both the gods and the asuras, the great refuge and support of them all. He is the God of gods—of both sides—an inconceivable reality, self-born from the very Self that is the inner essence of all deities.

Word by Word

• देव-असुर-ईश्वरः: lord of gods and asuras
• देव-असुर-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देवानां च असुराणां च ईश्वरः)

• दिव्यः: divine
• दिव्यः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देव-असुर-महा-आश्रयाः: the great refuge/support of gods and asuras
• देव-असुर-महा-आश्रयाः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (पाठे बहुवचनरूपं दृश्यते; अर्थतः एकवचन-विशेषणम्); बहुव्रीहि (देवासुराः महाश्रयाः यस्य सः / देवासुराणां महाश्रयः)

• देव-देवः: god of gods
• देव-देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• अनयोः: of these two
• अनयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्/एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम (of these two / in these two)

• अचिन्त्यः: inconceivable
• अचिन्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + चिन्त्य (√चिन्त् + यत्, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण (unthinkable)

• देवता-आत्म-आत्म-सम्भवः: self-born as the very Self/inner self of the deity
• देवता-आत्म-आत्म-सम्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (देवतायाः आत्मा; आत्मनः आत्मा; तस्मात् सम्भवः—‘self-born as the inner self of the deity’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as the single supreme refuge (āśraya) for all beings—even opposing forces like devas and asuras—teaching that liberation comes through surrender to the inconceivable Pati who transcends worldly dualities.

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

By calling Shiva the universal Lord and support of all, it supports Saguna worship—such as the Jyotirlinga—where devotees approach the transcendent (acintya) reality through an accessible sacred form that grants protection and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) expressed through japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with simple Shiva-upāsanā such as offering water to the Linga and meditating on Shiva as the inner Self of all.