देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
श्रुत्याचारप्रसन्नाय स्तुत्याचारप्रियाय च । चतुर्विधस्वरूपाय जलस्थलजरूपिणे
śrutyācāraprasannāya stutyācārapriyāya ca | caturvidhasvarūpāya jalasthalajarūpiṇe
वेदोक्त आचाराने प्रसन्न आणि स्तुती-स्तवनाच्या अनुशासनाने प्रिय, चतुर्विध स्वरूपधारी, जलज-स्थलज व उभयज रूप धारण करणाऱ्या भगवान् शिवास नमस्कार।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Mantra: श्रुत्याचारप्रसन्नाय स्तुत्याचारप्रियाय च । चतुर्विधस्वरूपाय जलस्थलजरूपिणे
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
It teaches that Shiva is approached through both right dharmic conduct rooted in śruti (Vedic order) and heartfelt stuti (devotional praise), revealing Him as the immanent Lord who pervades all categories of embodied life.
While the Linga points to Shiva’s transcendent reality, this verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—His gracious presence within manifest creation—so worship combines reverence for the formless principle with devotion to the Lord who appears in countless forms.
Maintain śruti-aligned conduct (purity, truthfulness, restraint) and regularly perform stuti—reciting Shiva stotras or the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—as a disciplined devotional practice.