Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्

Viṣṇu’s Hymn and the Petition for Śiva–Satī’s Protection

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । इत्थं बहुतरं दीना निर्जरा मुनयश्च ते । तुष्टुवुर्देवदेवेशं क्रोधाविष्टं महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

brahmovāca | itthaṃ bahutaraṃ dīnā nirjarā munayaśca te | tuṣṭuvurdevadeveśaṃ krodhāviṣṭaṃ maheśvaram

Translation

Brahmā dit : Ainsi, ces dieux et ces sages, grandement affligés, louèrent Mahādeva — le Seigneur des dieux — le grand Maheśvara, saisi par la colère.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā
• ब्रह्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/in this manner)

• बहुतरम्: very much/more
• बहुतरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); विशेषणम् (implicit ‘स्तवम्/वचनम्’)

• दीनाः: distressed
• दीनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); विशेषणम् (निर्जराः/मुनयः)

• निर्जराः: gods/immortals
• निर्जराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्जर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; बहुवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देव-देवेशम्: Lord of the gods
• देव-देवेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवेशः)

• क्रोध-आविष्टम्: seized by anger
• क्रोध-आविष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + आविष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); विशेषणम् (महेश्वरम्); तत्पुरुषः (क्रोधेन आविष्टम् = possessed by anger)

• महेश्वरम्: Maheshvara (Shiva)
• महेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Devas
• Munis

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) through stuti: when beings are afflicted, turning to Mahādeva with devotion is presented as the immediate spiritual response, implying that grace (anugraha) can temper even fierce divine manifestations.

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

Here Śiva is approached as Deva-Deveśa (Saguna, personal Lord) through praise. In Purāṇic practice, such stuti naturally aligns with Liṅga-upāsanā—offering hymns, water, and reverence to the manifest symbol of the transcendent Pati.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is stotra-japa and nāma-smaraṇa—praising Śiva to seek peace and protection; this can be paired with simple Liṅga worship and mantra recitation such as the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya").