Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 29

रुद्रस्य परमात्मत्वे ब्रह्मपुत्रत्वादिसंशयप्रश्नः — Questions on Rudra’s Supremacy and His ‘Sonship’ to Brahmā

Devanagari script

एवं विज्ञापयामास तपसा प्राप्य शंकरम् । भगवन् देवदेवेश विश्वेश्वर महेश्वर

Transliteration

evaṃ vijñāpayāmāsa tapasā prāpya śaṃkaram | bhagavan devadeveśa viśveśvara maheśvara

Translation

ដោយបានទៅដល់ សង្ករ តាមរយៈតបស្យា ដូច្នេះ គាត់បានទូលសំណូមពរ៖ «ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏ពិសិដ្ឋ—ទេវទេវេស, វិស្វេស្វរ, មហេស្វរ»។

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), manner-adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• विज्ञापयामास: informed / made a submission
• विज्ञापयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (ज्ञा धातु) + vi + ṇic (णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); causative (णिजन्त) of √jñā with vi- prefix

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप् धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having attained’

• शंकरम्: Śaṅkara
• शंकरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• भगवन्: O Lord
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन; irregular vocative form of भगवत्

• देव-देव-ईश: O Lord of the gods
• देव-देव-ईश: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘देवानां देवः’ + ईशः (lord)

• विश्व-ईश्वर: O Lord of the universe
• विश्व-ईश्वर: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विश्वस्य ईश्वरः’

• महा-ईश्वर: O Great Lord
• महा-ईश्वर: Sambodhana (संबोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘महान् ईश्वरः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the episode; the devotee addresses Lord Shiva)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: bhagavan devadeveśa viśveśvara maheśvara

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights that sincere tapas (disciplined inner effort) culminates in direct approach to Pati (Śiva), after which the seeker’s proper stance is humble supplication—recognizing Śiva as the supreme Lord (Devadeveśa, Viśveśvara, Maheśvara).

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

The verse models Saguna devotion: the devotee approaches Śaṅkara as the personal Lord with epithets used in mantra and pūjā. Such reverential address aligns with Linga-worship where Śiva is adored as the universal sovereign while remaining graciously accessible to devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It implies tapas supported by Shiva-bhakti: steady japa of Shiva’s names (e.g., “Maheshvara, Vishveshvara”) and disciplined worship; as a practical takeaway, one may combine daily japa with simple Shiva-pūjā (water/abhisheka) as an offering of austerity.