Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

देवा अन्येपि सर्वेश तव शासनयन्त्रिताः । स्वस्वकार्यकरा नित्यं सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः

Transliteration

devā anyepi sarveśa tava śāsanayantritāḥ | svasvakāryakarā nityaṃ satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ô Seigneur de tout, même les autres dieux sont régis par le mécanisme de Ton commandement. Ils accomplissent sans cesse leurs devoirs propres : c’est la vérité, la vérité même ; nul doute n’est permis.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ

• सर्वेश: O Lord of all
• सर्वेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• शासन-यन्त्रिताः: restrained/controlled by (your) command
• शासन-यन्त्रिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शासन (प्रातिपदिक) + यन्त्रित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √यन्त्र्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (controlled by command)

• स्व-स्व-कार्य-कराः: performers of their respective duties
• स्व-स्व-कार्य-कराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष; ‘स्वस्व’ = distributive (each one’s own)

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Assertion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वाक्ये नपुंसक-प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण निपातवत् (assertive)

• सत्यम्: true indeed
• सत्यम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition) emphatic; नपुंसक-प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Devas (speaking to Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose will regulates even the Devas; recognizing this sovereignty nurtures śaraṇāgati (surrender) and steadiness in dharma.

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

Linga-worship honors Shiva as the cosmic governor beyond all limited forms; as Saguna Shiva, He directs the world’s functions through His command, which the Devas execute.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with an attitude of surrender, offering one’s actions as Shiva’s service—supported by Tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa as reminders of His lordship.