Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56
देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इति स्तुत्वा सुरास्सर्वे महादेवं वृषध्वजम् । स्तोत्रैर्नानाविधैदिंव्यैः शूलिनं परमेश्वरम्
sanatkumāra uvāca | iti stutvā surāssarve mahādevaṃ vṛṣadhvajam | stotrairnānāvidhaidiṃvyaiḥ śūlinaṃ parameśvaram
Dijo Sanatkumāra: «Así, después de alabar a Mahādeva —el Señor cuyo estandarte lleva al toro—, todos los devas ensalzaron al Supremo Señor, Śūlin, el Portador del tridente, con muchos himnos divinos de diversas clases».
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights bhakti as a direct means of grace: even the devas approach Parameśvara through heartfelt stotra, acknowledging Śiva as the supreme refuge and Lord beyond all powers.
The verse emphasizes Saguna worship—praising Śiva by his sacred epithets (Mahādeva, Vṛṣadhvaja, Śūlin). In Shaiva practice, the same devotion is offered to the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible icon of Parameśvara.
Recitation of Śiva-stotras with focused reverence is implied; as a practical takeaway, one may combine stotra-pāṭha with pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple liṅga-pūjā using bhasma or bilva leaves.