Shloka 18

देवस्तुतिः — Hymn of Praise by the Devas

Devastuti

Devanagari script

चन्द्रांगदो राजपुत्रस्सीमंतिन्या स्त्रिया सह । विहाय सकलं दुःखं सुखी प्राप महागतिम्

Transliteration

candrāṃgado rājaputrassīmaṃtinyā striyā saha | vihāya sakalaṃ duḥkhaṃ sukhī prāpa mahāgatim

Translation

Prince Candrāṅgada, together with his faithful wife, cast off all sorrow; becoming blissful, he attained the supreme, exalted state—by the grace that follows devotion to Lord Śiva.

Word by Word

• चन्द्राङ्गदः: Candrāṅgada
• चन्द्राङ्गदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्राङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चन्द्रस्य अङ्गदः/चन्द्र-नामकः अङ्गदः)

• राजपुत्रः: a prince
• राजपुत्रः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः पुत्रः)

• सीमन्तिन्या: with the married woman (Sīmantinī)
• सीमन्तिन्या: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• स्त्रिया: with (his) wife/woman
• स्त्रिया: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (सहकारक/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (particle of accompaniment)

• विहाय: having abandoned
• विहाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having abandoned’

• सकलम्: all, entire
• सकलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (दुःखम्)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Visheshya (विशेष्य/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (चन्द्राङ्गदः)

• प्राप: attained
• प्राप: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महागतिम्: the great destination
• महागतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती गतिः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Parvati

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Candrāṅgada

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva’s grace as transformative: through devotion, the devotee abandons duḥkha (bondage-born sorrow) and reaches mahāgati—an exalted state aligned with liberation and divine beatitude in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.

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

In the Shiva Purana narrative frame, such ‘mahāgati’ results from steadfast Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—often centered on Linga worship—through which the Lord bestows anugraha (saving grace) and removes worldly afflictions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is consistent Śiva-bhakti: daily Linga pūjā with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by pure conduct (dharma) as exemplified by the devoted household life of the couple.