Shloka 48
नारदतपोवर्णनम्
Nārada’s Austerities Described
विष्णुरुवाच । देवदेव महादेव प्रसीद परमेश्वर । धन्यस्त्वं शिव धन्या ते माया सर्व विमोहिनी
viṣṇuruvāca | devadeva mahādeva prasīda parameśvara | dhanyastvaṃ śiva dhanyā te māyā sarva vimohinī
Viṣṇu said: “O God of gods, O Mahādeva, be gracious, O Supreme Lord. Blessed are You, O Śiva—blessed indeed is Your Māyā, the power that fully deludes all beings.”
Lord Vishnu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Mantra: devadeva mahādeva prasīda parameśvara | dhanyastvaṃ śiva dhanyā te māyā sarva vimohinī
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse highlights that even Viṣṇu acknowledges Śiva as Parameśvara and seeks His grace; it also points to Māyā as Śiva’s power that binds and bewilders beings, implying liberation comes through Śiva’s anugraha (grace).
Calling Śiva “Devadeva” and “Parameśvara” supports Saguna upāsanā: the devotee approaches the Supreme through a worshipful form such as the Liṅga, seeking prasāda (divine favor) to cross Māyā’s delusion.
A practical takeaway is humble śaraṇāgati (surrender) with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” along with Śiva-pūjā (often with bhasma and rudrākṣa) as a grace-oriented means to overcome Māyā.