Shloka 21

वीरभद्रक्रोधशमनं देवस्तुतिश्च

Pacification of Vīrabhadra and the Gods’ Hymn

Devanagari script

सर्वमूर्ते नमस्ते ऽस्तु विश्वभावन पावन । अमूर्ते भक्तहेतोर्हि गृहीताकृतिसौख्यद

Transliteration

sarvamūrte namaste 'stu viśvabhāvana pāvana | amūrte bhaktahetorhi gṛhītākṛtisaukhyada

Translation

Salutations to You, O All-formed One—O Purifier and Sustainer of the universe. Salutations to You, O Formless One, who, for the sake of devotees, assumes a form and bestows the bliss of that manifested presence.

Word by Word

• सर्वमूर्ते: O one of all forms
• सर्वमूर्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (मूर्ति) — Vocative singular feminine; समासः कर्मधारयः (सर्वा मूर्तिः यस्य/या)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha/Prayojana (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात-प्रयोगः); नमः-शब्दः प्रायः दत्तिव-सम्बन्धे (to/unto) प्रयुज्यते — indeclinable salutation particle

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular) — to you/your; (नमः + ते) प्रायः चतुर्थी-अर्थे

• अस्तु: let (it) be
• अस्तु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/विधिलिङ्-सदृश), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — “let it be”

• विश्वभावन: O nourisher of the universe
• विश्वभावन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-भावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग — Vocative singular masculine; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विश्वस्य भावनः = nourisher/creator of the world)

• पावन: O purifier
• पावन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग — Vocative singular masculine

• अमूर्ते: O formless one
• अमूर्ते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; स्त्रीलिङ्ग — Vocative singular feminine (addressing the formless one)

• भक्तहेतोः: for the devotee’s sake
• भक्तहेतोः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त-हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी एकवचन (Genitive singular) — “for the sake of the devotee(s)”; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भक्तस्य हेतुḥ)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphasis/indeed)

• गृहीताकृतिसौख्यद: O giver of bliss who has assumed a form
• गृहीताकृतिसौख्यद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहीत-आकृति-सौख्य-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; पुल्लिङ्ग — Vocative singular masculine; समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष): गृहीता आकृतिः येन सः (taken-form) + सौख्यं ददाति इति (giver of happiness)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Vayu Samhita teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakshinamurti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सर्वमूर्ते नमस्ते ऽस्तु विश्वभावन पावन । अमूर्ते भक्तहेतोर्हि गृहीताकृतिसौख्यद

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It reconciles Shiva’s transcendence (amūrta, formless) with His immanence (sarvamūrta, all-formed), teaching that the Supreme Pati remains beyond form yet compassionately becomes approachable through form to uplift devotees toward purification and liberation.

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

It supports Saguna worship as a grace-based means: the formless Shiva accepts a perceivable form—classically the Shiva-linga or divine icon—so the devotee can concentrate, offer devotion, and experience divine presence while understanding the Reality ultimately transcends all forms.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice steady bhakti with dhyāna on Shiva’s chosen form (often the Linga), accompanied by japa of the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” treating the form as a compassionate doorway to the formless Absolute.