Shloka 3

देवस्तुतिः (Deva-stuti) — “Hymn of the Devas / Divine Praise”

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे दितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां तृतीये पार्वतीखंडे देवस्तुतिर्नाम तृतीयोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe ditīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ tṛtīye pārvatīkhaṃḍe devastutirnāma tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീശിവമഹാപുരാണത്തിലെ ദ്വിതീയ ഭാഗമായ രുദ്രസംഹിതയുടെ തൃതീയ വിഭാഗമായ പാർവതീഖണ്ഡത്തിൽ ‘ദേവസ്തുതി’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള തൃതീയ അധ്യായം സമാപിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसंहार/उद्धरण-अव्यय (quotative/end marker)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; नामधेय-समास (श्री-शिव-महा-पुराण)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (रुद्रसंहितायाम्)

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य संहिता)

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (पार्वतीखण्डे)

• पार्वतीखण्डे: in the Pārvatī-khaṇḍa section
• पार्वतीखण्डे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पार्वत्याः खण्डः)

• देवस्तुतिः: praise of the gods (hymn)
• देवस्तुतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां स्तुतिः)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (indeclinable used to denote ‘named/called’)

• तृतीयः: third
• तृतीयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (अध्यायः)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the adhyāya colophon)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Jagadambikā

Role: creative

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Devas

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of the “Devastuti” chapter, emphasizing that praise (stuti) and remembrance of Śiva within the Parvatī-khaṇḍa is treated as a complete, self-contained spiritual teaching leading the mind toward devotion and liberation.

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

Although this line is a chapter-ending marker, it frames the preceding content as “stuti,” a primary mode of Saguna Śiva worship—approaching the Lord through names, qualities, and reverent hymnody, which in Purāṇic Shaiva practice supports focused Linga-bhakti.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is regular recitation/hearing of Śiva-stuti as a devotional discipline; it can be paired with japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple worship such as offering water to the liṅga with a steady, prayerful mind.