Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च

Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits

Devanagari script

नमस्ते नीलकंठाय वेधसे परमात्मने । विश्वाय विश्वबीजाय जगदानंदहेतवे

Transliteration

namaste nīlakaṃṭhāya vedhase paramātmane | viśvāya viśvabījāya jagadānaṃdahetave

Translation

Hommage à Toi, ô Nīlakaṇṭha, Créateur et Soi suprême; Toi qui es l’univers, la semence de l’univers, et la cause même de la béatitude de tous les mondes.

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutations
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Dative/Genitive), एकवचन; अत्र चतुर्थी (to you)

• nīlakaṇṭhāya: to the blue-throated one
• nīlakaṇṭhāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla-kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक; नील + कण्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (blue-throated)

• vedhase: to the creator/ordainer
• vedhase: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedhas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• paramātmane: to the Supreme Self
• paramātmane: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama-ātman (प्रातिपदिक; परम् + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• viśvāya: to the universe/all
• viśvāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• viśvabījāya: to the seed of the universe
• viśvabījāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva-bīja (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + बीज)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (seed of the universe)

• jagadānandahetave: to the cause of the world's joy
• jagadānandahetave: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-ānanda-hetu (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + आनन्द + हेतु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (cause of the world's bliss)

Speaker

Sati (addressing Lord Shiva in praise within the Sati Khanda narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga site; the epithet Nīlakaṇṭha recalls the halāhala episode (samudra-manthana) where Śiva preserves the worlds by containing poison.

Significance: Meditation on Nīlakaṇṭha as jagad-ānanda-hetu strengthens trust in Śiva’s protective grace and sustaining presence (sthiti) amid विष (toxicity/suffering).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: namaste nīlakaṃṭhāya vedhase paramātmane | viśvāya viśvabījāya jagadānaṃdahetave

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Samudra-manthana allusion (poison containment)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse identifies Shiva as both transcendent (Paramātman) and immanent (the very universe), affirming the Shaiva Siddhanta vision of Pati as the intelligent cause who grants the soul true bliss by His grace.

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

By praising Shiva with names like Nīlakaṇṭha and acknowledging Him as the cosmic source, the devotee approaches the formless Supreme through a worshipable form—commonly the Śiva-liṅga—where stuti (hymn) and devotion focus the mind and invite grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Use this verse as a daily stuti before japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, meditating on Shiva as both the inner Self and the Lord who bestows bliss.