Shloka 29

भक्तिभेदाः—ज्ञानप्रधानभक्तेः प्रशंसा

Grades of Devotees and the Praise of Knowledge-Centered Devotion

Devanagari script

अथ देवर्षयस्सर्वे शंसंतश्शांकरं यशः । स्वधामानि ययुस्तु ष्टाः परेपि सुखतस्तदा

Transliteration

atha devarṣayassarve śaṃsaṃtaśśāṃkaraṃ yaśaḥ | svadhāmāni yayustu ṣṭāḥ parepi sukhatastadā

Translation

Then all the divine sages, praising the glory of Śaṅkara (Lord Śiva), departed—contented—to their own celestial abodes; and even others too went away happily at that time.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Kāla/krama-dyotaka (क्रम-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/adverb (अथ)

• deva-ṛṣayaḥ: divine sages
• deva-ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; karmadhāraya: devāś ca te ṛṣayaḥ (देवाश्च ते ऋषयः) / ‘divine sages’

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; qualifies deva-ṛṣayaḥ

• śaṃsantaḥ: praising
• śaṃsantaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śaṃs (धा॒तु)
• Form: Present active participle (कृत्: शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; parasmaipada; agrees with deva-ṛṣayaḥ

• śāṃkaram: of Śaṅkara
• śāṃkaram: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular; adjective qualifying yaśaḥ

• yaśaḥ: glory
• yaśaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• sva-dhāmāni: their own abodes
• sva-dhāmāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + dhāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural; karmadhāraya: svāni dhāmāni (स्वानि धामानि)

• yayuḥ: went
• yayuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धा॒तु)
• Form: Perfect/liṭ (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural; parasmaipada

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha-dyotaka (सम्बन्ध-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (तु-निपात) contrast/emphasis

• tuṣṭāḥ: satisfied
• tuṣṭāḥ: Kriyā-pūrakā (क्रिया-पूर्तक/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धा॒तु)
• Form: Past passive participle (कृत्: क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; agrees with deva-ṛṣayaḥ

• pare: others
• pare: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; ‘others’ (contextual)

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि-निपात) ‘also/even’

• sukhataḥ: comfortably, with ease
• sukhataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablative used adverbially (पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग): Neuter/abstract, Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular; ‘from/with ease’

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devarishis

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that sincere stuti (praise) of Pati—Śiva as Śaṅkara—naturally culminates in tuṣṭi (inner fulfillment). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, remembrance and glorification of Śiva loosens pāśa (bondage) and leaves the devotee peaceful and uplifted.

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

Praising “Śāṃkaraṃ yaśaḥ” aligns with Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—adoration of Śiva’s gracious, beneficent form. Such praise commonly accompanies Liṅga worship through stotra, nama-japa, and ārādhana, after which devotees depart with prasāda-bhāva (contented grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily Śiva-stuti and nāma-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed after applying tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and/or wearing rudrākṣa, concluding with a calm dismissal (visarjana) in a joyful, sattvic state.