Shloka 42

देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च

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

Devanagari script

भवता हि जगत्सर्वं व्याप्तं स्वेनैव तेजसा । परब्रह्म निर्विकारी चिदानंदःप्रकाशवान्

Transliteration

bhavatā hi jagatsarvaṃ vyāptaṃ svenaiva tejasā | parabrahma nirvikārī cidānaṃdaḥprakāśavān

Translation

Truly, by You this entire universe is pervaded through Your own splendour. You are the Supreme Brahman—unchanging—self-luminous as Consciousness and Bliss.

Word by Word

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; आदरसूचक-प्रयोग (honorific ‘by you’)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle: ‘indeed/for’)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• व्याप्तम्: pervaded
• व्याप्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्याप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘व्याप्तम्’ = ‘is pervaded’

• स्वेन: by (your) own
• स्वेन: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (with one’s own)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• तेजसा: by splendor/energy
• तेजसा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• परब्रह्म: the Supreme Brahman
• परब्रह्म: Sambodhana/Predicate (सम्बोधन/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परं ब्रह्म)

• निर्विकारी: unchanging
• निर्विकारी: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + विकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (unchanging)

• चिदानन्दः: consciousness-and-bliss (cidānanda)
• चिदानन्दः: Sambodhana/Predicate (सम्बोधन/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित् + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (चित् च आनन्दः च) — समाहारार्थे ‘consciousness-bliss’

• प्रकाशवान्: radiant
• प्रकाशवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकाशवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वत्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (possessing radiance)

Speaker

Sati (addressing Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: bhavatā hi jagatsarvaṃ vyāptaṃ svenaiva tejasā | parabrahma nirvikārī cidānaṃdaḥprakāśavān

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It identifies Shiva as Parabrahman—unchanging, self-luminous Consciousness-Bliss—showing that liberation comes from recognizing Shiva as the inner pervader of all, not merely a limited deity.

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

Though Shiva is described as nirvikāra and all-pervading (nirguṇa sense), the Linga serves as a saguna support for devotion, helping the devotee contemplate the same self-luminous Parabrahman present in all.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as cidānanda (pure awareness and bliss) while repeating the Panchākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and offer simple Linga worship (water, bilva) as an outer aid to inner recognition.