Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

नारायणाय देवाय नारायणपराय च । नारायणस्वरूपाय नाराणयतनूद्भव

Transliteration

nārāyaṇāya devāya nārāyaṇaparāya ca | nārāyaṇasvarūpāya nārāṇayatanūdbhava

Translation

Salutations to the divine Nārāyaṇa; and also to Him who is devoted to Nārāyaṇa. Salutations to Him whose very form is Nārāyaṇa, and to Him who is born from the body of Nārāyaṇa.

Word by Word

• नारायणाय: to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• देवाय: to the god
• देवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• नारायणपराय: to the one devoted/supreme as Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणपराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारायणपर (प्रातिपदिक; नारायण + पर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नारायणः परः यस्य/नारायण एव परः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नारायणस्वरूपाय: to the one whose form is Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणस्वरूपाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायणस्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक; नारायण + स्वरूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नारायणस्य स्वरूपः)

• नारायणतनूद्भव: O one born from Nārāyaṇa’s body
• नारायणतनूद्भव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायणतनूद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; नारायण + तनु + उद्भव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (नारायणस्य तन्वाः उद्भवः = born from Nārāyaṇa’s body)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: nārāyaṇāya devāya nārāyaṇaparāya ca | nārāyaṇasvarūpāya nārāṇayatanūdbhava

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Narayana

FAQs

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

This verse teaches reverent recognition of the one Supreme Reality appearing through complementary divine expressions—honoring Nārāyaṇa while also honoring the one devoted to, identical with, or manifest from Nārāyaṇa—supporting a harmony that culminates in devotion and liberation.

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

In Shaiva reading, it reinforces that Saguna worship (including the Śiva-liṅga) is not sectarian rivalry but a sacred doorway: the devotee can honor Viṣṇu as Nārāyaṇa while remaining established in Śiva-bhakti, seeing unity of divine power and purpose.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa with a reconciled heart—chanting “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while offering respectful salutations to Nārāyaṇa—cultivating ekāgratā (one-pointedness) and removing hostility, which is itself a key inner discipline praised in Purāṇic devotion.