Shloka 12
शिवस्य तपोऽनुष्ठानम् — Śiva’s Austerity and Meditation at Himavat
Gaṅgā-Region
हिमालय उवाच । देवदेव महादेव कपर्दिच्छंकर प्रभो । त्वयैव लोकनाथेन पालितं भुवनत्रयम्
himālaya uvāca | devadeva mahādeva kapardicchaṃkara prabho | tvayaiva lokanāthena pālitaṃ bhuvanatrayam
ഹിമാലയം പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവദേവ, ഹേ മഹാദേവ, ഹേ കപർദിൻ, ഹേ ശങ്കര പ്രഭോ! നിങ്ങൾ തന്നെയാണ് ലോകനാഥൻ; നിങ്ങളുടെ കരുണയാൽ തന്നെയാണ് ത്രിഭുവനവും പാലിക്കപ്പെടുകയും രക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നത്.
Himālaya (Himavat), king of mountains
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Significance: Affirms Śiva as Lokanātha sustaining the three worlds; recitation cultivates śaraṇāgati (refuge) and steadiness in dharma.
Mantra: देवदेव महादेव कपर्दिच्छंकर प्रभो । त्वयैव लोकनाथेन पालितं भुवनत्रयम्
Type: stotra
FAQs
This verse expresses śaraṇāgati (reverential surrender) by acknowledging Śiva as Lokanātha—the sovereign sustainer of all three worlds—highlighting His role as Pati (the Lord) who upholds cosmic order and grants grace to devotees.
The verse praises Śiva through personal names and attributes (Devadeva, Śaṅkara, Kapardin), supporting Saguna-bhakti; in Shiva Purana practice, such praise naturally culminates in Linga worship as the accessible form through which the transcendent Lord is adored.
A simple practice is nāma-japa and stotra-style recitation: repeat “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while mentally offering praise to Śiva as Devadeva and Lokanātha; this can be paired with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva observances.