Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29

तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । देवदेव महादेव भक्तानामभयप्रद । नमो नमस्ते बहुशः कृपाकर महेश्वर

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | devadeva mahādeva bhaktānāmabhayaprada | namo namaste bahuśaḥ kṛpākara maheśvara

Translation

ദേവന്മാർ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവദേവ മഹാദേവ, ഭക്തർക്കു അഭയം നൽകുന്നവനേ! ഹേ കൃപാകര മഹേശ്വര, നിനക്കു വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നമസ്കാരം.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Parasmaipada

• देवदेव: O god of gods
• देवदेव: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (देवानां देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

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

• भक्तानाम्: of devotees
• भक्तानाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अभयप्रद: O giver of fearlessness
• अभयप्रद: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √दा/प्रदा)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (अभयं प्रददाति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्प्रदान/सम्बोधन-भाव (salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; indeclinable-like usage as salutation

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्प्रदान/सम्बोधन-भाव (salutation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; repetition for emphasis

• ते: to you
• ते: सम्प्रदान (recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन; enclitic pronoun; here dative sense with ‘नमः’ (नमस्ते)

• बहुशः: many times
• बहुशः: प्रकार/आवृत्ति (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (frequency)

• कृपाकर: O compassionate one
• कृपाकर: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √कृ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कृपां करोति/कृपां ददाति); पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• महेश्वर: O Great Lord
• महेश्वर: सम्बोधन (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

The Devas (gods)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: देवा ऊचुः । देवदेव महादेव भक्तानामभयप्रद । नमो नमस्ते बहुशः कृपाकर महेश्वर

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as Pati (the supreme Lord) who grants abhayam—inner and outer fearlessness—to the bhakta through grace (kṛpā), emphasizing surrender and repeated remembrance.

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

The verse is a direct praise of Saguna Śiva as Devadeva and Maheśvara, supporting devotional worship (stuti/namaskāra) that commonly accompanies Liṅga-pūjā as an act of taking refuge in the Lord’s protecting presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Repeated namaskāra and japa in a devotional mood—especially Panchākṣarī remembrance (“Namaḥ Śivāya”)—cultivating abhayam by anchoring the mind in Śiva’s compassion (kṛpā).