Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”

Devanagari script

देवता सार्वभौमस्त्वं सम्राट्सर्वेश्वरः प्रभो । परिवारस्तवैवैष हर्यादि सकलं जगत्

Transliteration

devatā sārvabhaumastvaṃ samrāṭsarveśvaraḥ prabho | parivārastavaivaiṣa haryādi sakalaṃ jagat

Translation

Ô Seigneur, Tu es le Souverain universel, l’Empereur suprême, le Maître de tous les maîtres. En vérité, l’univers entier—à commencer par Hari (Viṣṇu) et les autres dieux—demeure comme Ton cortège, car tout est soutenu dans Ta seigneurie.

Word by Word

• devatā: (as) deity/divinity
• devatā: Pradhāna (प्रधान/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (देवता-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used predicatively

• sārvabhaumaḥ: universal sovereign
• sārvabhaumaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sārvabhauma (सार्वभौम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective to tvam

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• samrāṭ: emperor
• samrāṭ: Pradhāna (प्रधान/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samrāj (सम्राज्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; title 'emperor'

• sarva-īśvaraḥ: lord of all
• sarva-īśvaraḥ: Pradhāna (प्रधान/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; compound: 'lord of all'

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रभु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• parivāraḥ: retinue/family
• parivāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parivāra (परिवार-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tava: of you/your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive, Singular

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण/Restriction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, restrictive/emphatic particle (निपात)

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• hari-ādi: Hari and others
• hari-ādi: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (collective) or indeclinable-like member; compound meaning 'Hari and others'

• sakalam: entire
• sakalam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (सकल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; adjective to jagat

• jagat: world/universe
• jagat: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (जगत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Devās (the gods), praising Lord Shiva in the battle narrative of Yuddhakhaṇḍa

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

It proclaims Shiva as Sarveśvara (supreme Lord), placing all divine powers and the entire cosmos under his sovereignty—supporting a Shaiva Siddhanta view of Shiva as Pati, the ultimate ruler and refuge.

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

By affirming Shiva’s supreme lordship over even Hari (Viṣṇu) and the devas, it validates Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—as worship of the highest reality manifesting with attributes for the devotee’s grace and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is stuti and śaraṇāgati (devotional surrender): recite Shiva-stotras or the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with the attitude that all powers are contained in Shiva, the universal sovereign.