Shloka 20

ब्रह्मनारायणस्तवः — शिवस्य प्रभवत्व-प्रतिपादनम्

Devanagari script

प्रजापतीनां पतये सिद्धीनां पतये नमः दैत्यदानवसंघानां रक्षसां पतये नमः

Transliteration

prajāpatīnāṃ pataye siddhīnāṃ pataye namaḥ daityadānavasaṃghānāṃ rakṣasāṃ pataye namaḥ

Translation

សូមនមស្ការ​ដល់​ព្រះបតី​នៃ​ព្រះប្រជាបតីទាំងឡាយ; សូមនមស្ការ​ដល់​ព្រះបតី​នៃ​សិទ្ធិ (សមត្ថភាពវិញ្ញាណ) ទាំងឡាយ។ សូមនមស្ការ​ដល់​ព្រះបតី​នៃ​ក្រុម​ដៃត្យ និង​ដានវ; និងសូមនមស្ការ​ដល់​ព្រះបតី​នៃ​រាក្សស​ទាំងឡាយ។

Word by Word

• प्रजापतीनाम् (prajāpatīnām): of the Prajāpatis (progenitor-lords)

• पतये (pataye): to the Lord/Master (Pati)

• सिद्धीनाम् (siddhīnām): of siddhis, supernatural yogic attainments

• नमः (namaḥ): salutation, bow

• दैत्य (daitya): Daitya demons (sons of Diti)

• दानव (dānava): Dānava demons (sons of Danu)

• संघानाम् (saṅghānām): of the multitudes/assemblies

• रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām): of the Rākṣasas (powerful night-roaming beings)

• पतये (pataye): to the Lord, ruler

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a Shiva-stuti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Prajapatis
• Daityas
• Danavas
• Rakshasas

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes Shiva as Pati—the universal Lord over all classes of beings—so Linga-puja is framed as surrender to the supreme ruler beyond sectarian divisions (Deva/Asura/Rakshasa).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva-tattva is presented as sovereign and all-encompassing: the same Mahadeva presides over creators (Prajapatis) and over beings bound by tamas and rajas, indicating his transcendence and immanence as Pati of all pashus.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The key practice is namas (salutatory surrender) and orientation toward siddhi under Shiva’s lordship—implying that yogic attainments are subordinate to devotion and liberation (moksha) through Pashupata-aligned surrender.