Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

महादेव नमस्तुभ्यं त्रिलोकीनन्दनाय च । प्रद्युम्नायानिरुद्धाय वासुदेवाय ते नमः

Transliteration

mahādeva namastubhyaṃ trilokīnandanāya ca | pradyumnāyāniruddhāya vāsudevāya te namaḥ

Translation

おおマハーデーヴァよ、三界を歓喜させる御方よ、あなたに敬礼いたします。プラデュムナとして、アニルッダとして、そしてヴァースデーヴァとして顕れるあなたに敬礼いたします。まことに我が恭敬の礼はあなたに捧げられます。

Word by Word

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक; महा + देव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (भाव/उद्गार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘नमः’ = salutation

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• त्रिलोकीनन्दनाय: to the delight of the three worlds
• त्रिलोकीनन्दनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिलोकीनन्दन (प्रातिपदिक; त्रिलोकी + नन्दन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिलोकीनां नन्दनः)

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

• प्रद्युम्नाय: to Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• अनिरुद्धाय: to Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• वासुदेवाय: to Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; ‘ते’ = to you

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (भाव/उद्गार)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नमस्कारार्थक-प्रयोग

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the hymn/utterance within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: mahādeva namastubhyaṃ trilokīnandanāya ca | pradyumnāyāniruddhāya vāsudevāya te namaḥ

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vasudeva
• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha

FAQs

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

The verse is a pure act of śaraṇāgati (surrender) through namaskāra, praising Mahādeva as the beneficent Lord who upholds and gladdens all three worlds, and affirming that all divine powers ultimately rest in the one Supreme Pati (Lord) who grants grace and liberation.

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

By addressing Shiva with names that also echo Vaiṣṇava manifestations (Vāsudeva, Pradyumna, Aniruddha), the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: worship of the One Lord through revered forms and names. In Linga worship, the devotee similarly offers salutations to the single Supreme Reality present and approachable in the Linga as Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple japa-and-namaskāra practice is implied: recite Shiva’s names with devotion, offer prostration, and mentally unify the mind in the Lord (ekāgratā). This can be paired with Panchākṣarī-japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and respectful offerings like bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa as supportive disciplines.