Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 19

वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च

Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नमनसो भूत्वानन्दविह्वलमानसाः । स्तुतिमारेभिरे कर्तुं शंकरस्य दिवौकसः

Transliteration

prasannamanaso bhūtvānandavihvalamānasāḥ | stutimārebhire kartuṃ śaṃkarasya divaukasaḥ

Translation

Their minds becoming serene and their hearts overwhelmed with bliss, the gods, dwellers of heaven, began to offer hymns of praise to Śaṅkara.

Word by Word

• prasanna-manasaḥ: having pleased minds
• prasanna-manasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) 'prasannaṃ manaḥ yeṣām'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), from भू; indeclinable verbal form

• ānanda-vihvala-mānasāḥ: whose minds were overwhelmed with bliss
• ānanda-vihvala-mānasāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ānanda + vihvala + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) 'ānandena vihvalaṃ mānasaṃ yeṣām'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• stutim: praise / hymn
• stutim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ārebhire: they began
• ārebhire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√rabh (रभ् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); ātmanepada

• kartum: to do / to perform
• kartum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्)

• śaṃkarasya: of Śaṅkara
• śaṃkarasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• diva-okasaḥ: the dwellers of heaven (gods)
• diva-okasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diva + okas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) 'divi okas yasya/yeṣām' (heaven-dwellers); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows that true contact with Śiva (Pati) naturally produces inner clarity (prasanna-manas) and bliss, which then expresses itself as stuti—devotional praise that purifies the pashu (individual soul) and loosens the bonds of pasha (limitations).

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

The devas respond to Śaṅkara in a personal, Saguna manner—through hymns and reverent address—mirroring how devotees approach the Śiva-liṅga with prayers, names, and praises as an accessible form of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular stotra-pāṭha (recitation of Shiva hymns) with a calm mind—ideally supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—is the implied practice, as praise arises from and reinforces devotional absorption.