Shloka 3

मयस्य शिवस्तुतिः — Maya’s Hymn to Śiva

and Śiva’s Gracious Response

Devanagari script

अथोत्थाय शिवं दृष्ट्वा प्रेम्णा गद्गदसुस्वरः । तुष्टाव भक्तिपूर्णात्मा स दानववरो मयः

Transliteration

athotthāya śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā premṇā gadgadasusvaraḥ | tuṣṭāva bhaktipūrṇātmā sa dānavavaro mayaḥ

Translation

Then, rising and beholding Lord Śiva, Maya—the foremost among the Dānavas—his voice choking with love, praised Him, his heart completely filled with devotion.

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha/Avyaya (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भार्थक (then/now)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• premṇā: with love
• premṇā: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• gadgada-su-svaraḥ: with a choked yet sweet voice
• gadgada-su-svaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gadgada (प्रातिपदिक) + su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + svara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: गद्गदः सुस्वरः (यस्य स्वरः गद्गदः च सुः च); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tuṣṭāva: praised
• tuṣṭāva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• bhakti-pūrṇa-ātmā: whose heart was full of devotion
• bhakti-pūrṇa-ātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: भक्तिपूर्णात्मा = भक्त्या पूर्णः आत्मा यस्य; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• dānava-varaḥ: the best of the Dānavas
• dānava-varaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: दानववरः = दानवानां वरः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mayaḥ: Maya (the demon Maya)
• mayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Depicts bhakti as transformative: even a dānava becomes ‘bhaktipūrṇātmā’; emphasizes that emotional surrender (gadgada voice) is a valid devotional marker leading toward grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maya (Danava)

FAQs

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

It highlights that true bhakti—so intense it makes the voice tremble—softens the ego and turns the heart toward Śiva, the supreme Pati, who is approached not by status but by sincere devotion.

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

The verse models Saguna-upāsanā: seeing Śiva and offering praise (stotra). In Shaiva practice, the same devotion is directed to the Śiva-liṅga through darśana, abhiṣeka, and heartfelt hymns, treating the Linga as Śiva’s accessible, grace-giving presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stotra-pāṭha with bhāva (devotional feeling) is central here; practically, one may combine it with Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga worship, aiming for inner humility and love rather than mere formal recitation.