Shloka 19

Śivarātri-vrata Udyāpana-vidhi

Completion Rite for the Śivarātri Observance

Devanagari script

देवदेव महादेव शरणागतवत्सल । व्रतेनानेन देवेश कृपां कुरु ममोपरि

Transliteration

devadeva mahādeva śaraṇāgatavatsala | vratenānena deveśa kṛpāṃ kuru mamopari

Translation

O God of gods, O Mahādeva, tender to those who seek refuge in You; O Lord of the devas, by this observance (vrata) bestow Your grace upon me.

Word by Word

• देवदेव: O god of gods
• देवदेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; समासवत् संबोधन: ‘god of gods’

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समास: महा + देव

• शरणागतवत्सल: O lover of those who seek refuge
• शरणागतवत्सल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरणागत + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समास: शरणं आगतः (one who has sought refuge) + वत्सल (affectionate)

• व्रतेन: by (this) vow
• व्रतेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• देवेश: O lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समास: देवानाम् ईशः (lord of gods)

• कृपाम्: mercy
• कृपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कुरु: show/do
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; ‘do/show’

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• उपरि: upon (me)
• उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपसर्गसदृश/अधिकरणवाचक; Indeclinable ‘upon/over’

Speaker

A devotee/pilgrim performing a vrata while praying to Lord Shiva (as narrated within the Kotirudrasaṃhitā’s Jyotirlinga-oriented context, typically relayed by Suta to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Used as a model śaraṇāgati-prārthanā within vrata-performance in a Jyotirliṅga-oriented narrative setting: the devotee explicitly links vrata (outer discipline) to kṛpā (Śiva’s inner bestowal).

Significance: Frames pilgrimage/vrata not as transactional merit alone but as a plea for anugraha—central to Śaiva Siddhānta where liberation depends on Śiva’s grace removing pāśa.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: devadeva mahādeva śaraṇāgatavatsala | vratenānena deveśa kṛpāṃ kuru mamopari

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse centers on śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and anugraha (divine grace): in Shaiva Siddhanta, liberation is ultimately secured by Shiva’s compassionate bestowal of grace, which the devotee seeks through humility and surrender.

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

Addressing Shiva as Mahādeva and Deveśa reflects Saguna upāsanā—approaching the Lord with attributes and devotion; in Jyotirlinga contexts, such prayer commonly accompanies Linga worship and pilgrimage-vratas seeking Shiva’s tangible, merciful response.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies performing a Shiva-vrata with a prayerful attitude of surrender—typically supported by japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga abhiṣeka, and disciplined conduct during the observance.