Shloka 137
The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu
राम उवाच । नमस्ते देवदेवेश भक्तानामभयंकर । गौरीकांत नमस्तुभ्यं दक्षयज्ञविनाशन
rāma uvāca | namaste devadeveśa bhaktānāmabhayaṃkara | gaurīkāṃta namastubhyaṃ dakṣayajñavināśana
രാമൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു— ഹേ ദേവദേവേശ്വരാ, ഭക്തർക്കു അഭയം നൽകുന്നവനേ, നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം. ഹേ ഗൗരീകാന്താ, ദക്ഷയജ്ഞവിനാശകനേ, നിനക്കു പ്രണാമം.
Rāma
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमस्ते = नमः + ते; देवदेवेश = देवदेव + ईश; भक्तानामभयङ्कर = भक्तानाम् + अभयङ्कर; नमस्तुभ्यम् = नमः + तुभ्यम्
FAQs
The verse frames Śiva as the divine protector whose grace removes fear and grants refuge to devotees (bhaktas), a standard bhakti motif in Purāṇic hymns.
It recalls the famous episode of Dakṣa’s sacrifice (Dakṣa-yajña), which was disrupted and destroyed due to Dakṣa’s insult to Śiva—highlighting Śiva’s supremacy and the consequences of ritual performed with arrogance.
Devotion and humility are upheld over prideful ritualism: the Lord protects sincere devotees, while disrespect and ego in religious acts lead to spiritual downfall.