Shloka 26

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

इत्यष्टौ सुवरान्देहि देवदेव नमोऽस्तु ते । सर्वेश्वरस्त्वमेवासि मत्प्रभुश्च विशेषतः

Transliteration

ityaṣṭau suvarāndehi devadeva namo'stu te | sarveśvarastvamevāsi matprabhuśca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

“Thus, O God of gods, please grant me these eight excellent boons. Salutations to You. You alone are the Lord of all; and, in particular, You are my own Master.”

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• suvarān: good boons
• suvarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमः-शब्दः (salutation particle)

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• sarva-īśvaraḥ: lord of all
• sarva-īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘सर्वेषां ईश्वरः’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuzmad (युष्मद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis particle)

• asi: are
• asi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mat-prabhuḥ: my lord
• mat-prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (अस्मद् प्रातिपदिक) + prabhu (प्रभु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘मम प्रभुः’); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/ manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Umā (Pārvatī)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namo'stu te

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It models śaraṇāgati (surrender): the devotee approaches Śiva as Sarveśvara (supreme Lord) and also as the intimate personal Master, indicating that grace—not mere effort—fulfills spiritual aims.

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

The address “Devadeva” reflects Saguna devotion—worshiping Śiva as the accessible Lord who hears prayers and bestows boons, a mood central to Purāṇic Linga-upāsanā and temple worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer salutations (namaḥ) with focused bhakti—ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and make requests only after acknowledging Śiva’s lordship and seeking His grace.