Shloka 17

Devanagari script

एवन्देवादयस्सर्वे कुतूहलसमन्विताः । परंब्रह्म गृणन्तस्ते स्वपत्नीभिरलंकृताः

Transliteration

evandevādayassarve kutūhalasamanvitāḥ | paraṃbrahma gṛṇantaste svapatnībhiralaṃkṛtāḥ

Translation

Thus all the gods and the other celestial beings, filled with eager wonder, praised the Supreme Brahman (Śiva); and they appeared resplendent, adorned and accompanied by their own consorts.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• देव-आदयः: the gods and others
• देव-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवाः आदयः येषाम्/देवप्रभृतयः)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कुतूहल-समन्विताः: endowed with curiosity
• कुतूहल-समन्विताः: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुतूहल (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √इ ‘सम्+अनु’ भावे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कुतूहलेन समन्विताः)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ब्रह्म: Brahman, the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गृणन्तः: praising
• गृणन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गॄ (धातु) ; गृणत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), शतृ-प्रत्यय (śatṛ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘praising/reciting’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्व-पत्नीभिः: with their own wives
• स्व-पत्नीभिः: Sahakāraka/Karaṇa (सहकारक/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य पत्नीभिः)

• अलंकृताः: adorned
• अलंकृताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अलङ्कृ (धातु) ; अलंकृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), क्त-प्रत्यय, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘adorned’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; it is a pan-Śaiva doctrinal assertion in narrative form: devas praise Śiva explicitly as Paraṃbrahman.

Significance: Affirms the Siddhānta view of Śiva as Paraṃbrahman (Pati) worthy of stuti; pilgrims emulate deva-stuti as a means to receive prasāda.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that even the devas approach Śiva as Para Brahman—the Supreme Lord (Pati)—with reverent wonder, showing that liberation-oriented wisdom is fulfilled through devotional praise of Śiva.

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

By calling Śiva “Paraṁ Brahma,” the text points to Nirguṇa transcendence, while the devas’ act of hymning implies Saguna worship through stotra and reverence—often expressed in practice through Liṅga-pūjā as the accessible form of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The immediate practice is stotra-japa—praising Śiva with focused mind and devotion; this can be paired with Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) recitation and simple Liṅga-upacāras as a bhakti-centered discipline.