Shloka 38
विष्णोः स्तुतिः—शिवसतीरक्षावचनम्
Viṣṇu’s Hymn and the Petition for Śiva–Satī’s Protection
जगत्पिता महेश त्वं जगन्माता सती मता । हरिब्रह्मादयस्सर्वे तव दासास्सुरप्रभो
jagatpitā maheśa tvaṃ jaganmātā satī matā | haribrahmādayassarve tava dāsāssuraprabho
ഹേ മഹേശാ, നീ ജഗത്പിതാവാണ്; സതി ജഗന്മാതാവായി കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു. ഹേ സുരപ്രഭോ, ഹരി, ബ്രഹ്മാ മുതലായ എല്ലാവരും നിന്റെ ദാസന്മാരാണ്.
Satī (addressing Lord Śiva)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: creative
FAQs
It affirms Śiva as the supreme Pati (Lord) and source of cosmic order, with Satī as Śakti—the universal Mother—highlighting that even the highest deities function under Śiva’s sovereignty in the Shaiva vision.
By praising Maheśa as Jagatpitā and Suraprabhu, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching Śiva as the personal Lord who receives devotion through the Liṅga and grants grace, while remaining the supreme reality behind all gods.
A practical takeaway is humble bhakti: recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") while offering water and bilva to the Śiva-liṅga, contemplating Śiva as the universal Father and Satī/Śakti as the universal Mother.