Shloka 24
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
देवा ऊचुः । ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्रचन्द्रादिसुराः सर्वे महर्षयः । दितिजाद्याः सम्प्रसूतास्त्वत्तस्सर्वे महेश्वर
devā ūcuḥ | brahmaviṣṇvindracandrādisurāḥ sarve maharṣayaḥ | ditijādyāḥ samprasūtāstvattassarve maheśvara
The Devas said: “O Maheśvara, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra, Candra, and all the other gods—indeed all the great ṛṣis—and even the races born of Diti and the rest: all of them have arisen from You alone.”
The Devas (gods)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: creative
Offering: dhupa
Cosmic Event: kalpa (implicit cosmogony: all orders arise from Maheśvara)
FAQs
It affirms Śiva as Pati—the supreme origin and inner ruler—from whom devas, sages, and even opposing cosmic races arise, guiding the seeker to surrender beyond sectarian or dualistic divisions.
By declaring all divine powers to be Śiva-derived, it supports Linga/Saguna worship as a direct approach to the ultimate source, through a form accessible to devotion while pointing to the formless supreme reality.
A practical takeaway is to perform Shiva-stuti and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with the contemplation that all powers and beings originate in Śiva, cultivating humility and one-pointed bhakti.