Shloka 27

देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च

Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits

Devanagari script

ताराय च सुताराय तरुणाय सुतेजसे । हरिकेशाय देवाय महेशाय नमोनमः

Transliteration

tārāya ca sutārāya taruṇāya sutejase | harikeśāya devāya maheśāya namonamaḥ

Translation

Salutations again and again to Mahādeva—who is the guiding Star (Tārā) and the most excellent Star (Sutārā); who is ever youthful (Taruṇa) and of radiant splendour (Sutejas); who is Harikeśa, the Deva with tawny-golden hair, Maheśa, the Great Lord.

Word by Word

• tārāya: to Tāra / the savior
• tārāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक

• su-tārāya: to the excellent Tāra
• su-tārāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + tāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; ‘सु’ = शोभनार्थ (good/excellent)

• taruṇāya: to the youthful one
• taruṇāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: taruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; विशेषण (youthful)

• su-tejase: to excellent splendor
• su-tejase: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन; tejas = ‘splendor’

• hari-keśāya: to the one with tawny/greenish hair
• hari-keśāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + keśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन

• devāya: to the god
• devāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन

• maheśāya: to Mahēśa
• maheśāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन

• namaḥ-namaḥ: salutations again and again
• namaḥ-namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय-द्विरुक्ति (reduplication for emphasis), नमस्कारार्थ-निपात

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Śiva Purāṇa to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya; the verse functions as a Śiva-stuti within the narration)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse worships Śiva as Pati—the luminous guide (Tārā) who leads bound beings (paśu) beyond ignorance (pāśa). By saluting His youthfulness and radiance, the devotee contemplates His ever-fresh, purifying grace that awakens devotion and steadies the mind toward liberation.

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

The hymn uses Saguna epithets—radiance, youthfulness, divine form (Harikeśa)—which support concrete devotion. In Śiva worship, such names are offered to the Liṅga as the accessible form of the Supreme, where attributes become aids for concentration and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice nāma-japa: repeat these epithets along with the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while offering water or bilva leaves to the Śiva-liṅga; inwardly meditate on Śiva as the inner light (sutejas) guiding the intellect like a star (tārā).