Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

प्रणम्य भक्त्या देवेशं सर्वे प्रांजलयस्तदा । तुष्टुवुर्विनतस्कंधाश्शंकरं लोकशंकरम्

Transliteration

praṇamya bhaktyā deveśaṃ sarve prāṃjalayastadā | tuṣṭuvurvinataskaṃdhāśśaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram

Translation

បន្ទាប់មក ពួកគេទាំងអស់បានក្រាបថ្វាយបង្គំដោយសទ្ធា ចំពោះព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃទេវតា ហើយឈរដោយដៃប្រណម្យ។ ពួកគេបានសរសើរព្រះសង្ករ (Śaṅkara) អ្នកប្រទានមង្គលដល់លោកទាំងឡាយ។

Word by Word

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (Gerund/Absolutive)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवेशम्: the Lord of the gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lord of gods)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्राञ्जलयः: with joined palms
• प्राञ्जलयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (with folded hands)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विनतस्कन्धाः: with bowed shoulders (humbly)
• विनतस्कन्धाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनत + स्कन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (with bowed shoulders/heads)

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लोकशंकरम्: benefactor of the worlds
• लोकशंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (benefactor of the worlds)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga; emphasizes darśana and stuti of Deveśa/Śaṅkara as ‘loka-śaṅkara’ (world-benefactor), a general Purāṇic bhakti motif.

Significance: Darśana with praṇāma and añjali is presented as the gateway to Śiva’s grace; humility (vinata-skandha) is the inner tīrtha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on bhakti expressed through humility (pranama) and reverent praise (stuti). By approaching Shiva as Devesha and Lokashankara, devotees align the individual soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati), inviting grace that loosens bondage (pāśa).

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

The actions described—folded hands, bowing, and hymns—are classic modes of Saguna Shiva worship, the personal Lord who receives devotion. In Linga worship, the same inner attitude is primary: añjali, namaskara, and stotra offered to Shiva present in the Linga as the auspicious protector of the worlds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple sadhana is indicated: begin worship with pranama and añjali, then recite a Shiva stuti or the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a humble, surrendered mind—treating praise as meditation that steadies the heart in devotion.