Shloka 36

Devanagari script

ततो विष्णुस्ततश्शक्रो लोकपालास्तथैव च । ऋषयस्तुष्टुवुश्चैव पितामहपुरोगमाः

Transliteration

tato viṣṇustataśśakro lokapālāstathaiva ca | ṛṣayastuṣṭuvuścaiva pitāmahapurogamāḥ

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം വിഷ്ണുവും, പിന്നെ ശക്രൻ (ഇന്ദ്രൻ)യും, ലോകപാലകരും ഋഷിമാരും—പിതാമഹൻ ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെ മുൻപാക്കി—രുദ്രശിവനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), उपपद/क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘then/thereafter’

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• lokapālāḥ: guardians of the worlds
• lokapālāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa): लोकानां पालाः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण: ‘thus/likewise’

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle) अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ṛṣayaḥ: sages
• ṛṣayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• tuṣṭuvuḥ: praised
• tuṣṭuvuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

• pitāmaha-purogamāḥ: with Pitāmaha (Brahmā) in the lead
• pitāmaha-purogamāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pitāmaha + puro-gama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: ‘येषां पितामहः पुरोगमः’ (having Pitāmaha/Brahmā as leader); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying) ऋषयः/लोकपालाः etc.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A universal stuti scene: Viṣṇu, Indra, lokapālas, and ṛṣis praise Rudra-Śiva after the consecratory act; not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga locale.

Significance: Encourages communal stotra as a means of aligning all powers (devas, guardians, sages) under Śiva’s grace and protection.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Indra
• Brahma
• Lokapalas
• Rishis

FAQs

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

It shows that even the highest cosmic authorities—Viṣṇu, Indra, the Lokapālas, and the ṛṣis—recognize Rudra-Śiva as the supreme refuge and therefore offer stuti, illustrating humility and God-centered order (Pati as the ultimate Lord).

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

The act of collective praise reflects Saguna-upāsanā: approaching Śiva through name, form, and glorification. In Shiva Purana practice, such stuti naturally culminates in Linga-worship as the accessible, worshipful embodiment of Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recitation of Śiva-stuti with bhakti—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—is the implied takeaway; it may be paired with traditional Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steady devotion.