Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36

सतीचरिते पितृगृहे आशीर्वाद-वचनम् तथा यौवनारम्भः — Satī at her father’s house: blessings and the onset of youth

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । नमो भगवते तुभ्यं यत एतच्चराचरम् । पुरुषाय महेशाय परेशाय महात्मने

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | namo bhagavate tubhyaṃ yata etaccarācaram | puruṣāya maheśāya pareśāya mahātmane

Translation

Les dieux dirent : « Hommage à Toi, Seigneur Bienheureux ; de Toi procède cet univers tout entier, le mobile et l’immobile. Hommage au Purusha suprême, à Maheśa, au Seigneur au-delà de tout, au Grand Soi (Mahātman). »

Word by Word

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

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• bhagavate: to the Blessed Lord
• bhagavate: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• yataḥ: from whom
• yataḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative adverb: 'from whom/whence')

• etat: this
• etat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• cara-acaram: the moving and the unmoving (all beings)
• cara-acaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + acara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास (copulative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• puruṣāya: to the Supreme Person
• puruṣāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• maheśāya: to Mahēśa (Great Lord)
• maheśāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative; महाः ईशः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• pareśāya: to the Supreme Lord
• pareśāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative; परः ईशः), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• mahātmane: to the Great-Souled One
• mahātmane: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative; महान् आत्मा), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

The Devas (gods)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes Śiva as the sole source of carācara jagat; recitation as a śaraṇāgati-stuti is held to purify devotion and orient the soul (paśu) toward Pati.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namo bhagavate tubhyaṃ yata etaccarācaram | puruṣāya maheśāya pareśāya mahātmane

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse is a devotional confession that Shiva (Pati) is the ultimate source and inner ruler of all beings—both the moving and the unmoving—so liberation begins with surrender (namaḥ) and recognition of His supreme lordship (Pareśa, Maheśa).

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

By addressing Shiva as Bhagavān, Puruṣa, and Maheśa, the Devas approach the transcendent Lord through praise—this same reverence is ritually expressed in Liṅga worship, where the formless Supreme is honored through a sacred, accessible form (saguṇa upāsanā).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice stuti and japa with the attitude of namaḥ (humble surrender): mentally offer salutations to Maheśa as the indwelling Puruṣa while repeating a Shiva mantra such as “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and contemplate Him as the source of all creation (carācaram).