Shloka 49

तपः–मन्त्रजप–ध्यानविधिः

Protocol of Tapas, Mantra-Japa, and Śiva-Dhyāna

Devanagari script

देवा हर्षं परम्प्रापुः पुष्पवृष्टिं च चक्रिरे । जयपूर्व स्तुतिकराः प्रणम्य च पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

devā harṣaṃ paramprāpuḥ puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ ca cakrire | jayapūrva stutikarāḥ praṇamya ca punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

The gods were filled with supreme joy. They showered flowers in reverence and, first crying “Victory!”, they offered hymns of praise—bowing down again and again.

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• harṣam: joy
• harṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• param: supreme, great
• param: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective) harṣam प्रति

• prāpuḥ: attained
• prāpuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र (pra-)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• puṣpa-vṛṣṭim: a shower of flowers
• puṣpa-vṛṣṭim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘पुष्पाणां वृष्टिः’

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

• cakrire: they performed/made
• cakrire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• jaya-pūrvāḥ: with ‘jaya’ first (preceded by victory-cries)
• jaya-pūrvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (adjective) stutikarāḥ प्रति; तत्पुरुष: ‘जयः पूर्वं येषाम्/येन’ (having ‘jaya’ first)

• stuti-karāḥ: praisers
• stuti-karāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘स्तुतिं करोति’ (one who makes praise)

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive in -ya), ‘having bowed’

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

• punaḥ-punaḥ: again and again
• punaḥ-punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय) + punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (reduplicated adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the events to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti as spontaneous reverence: inner joy manifests outwardly through stuti (praise), flower-offering, and repeated pranama—signs of surrender to Shiva’s grace and glory.

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

The acts described—praise, “jaya” acclamation, and पुष्पवृष्टि—mirror standard Saguna Shiva/Linga worship (archana and stotra), where devotion is expressed through offerings and repeated salutations to the Lord present for devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is stotra-japa with repeated pranama: chant Shiva-stuti (or the Panchakshara, “Om Namah Shivaya”), offer flowers, and bow repeatedly with focused remembrance of Shiva.