Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 17

मन्वन्तर-कल्प-प्रश्नोत्तरम् / Discourse on Manvantaras, Kalpas, and Re-creation

Devanagari script

स्तोत्रैः प्रबोधयामासुः प्रभातसमये सुराः । यथा सृष्ट्यादिसमये ईश्वरं श्रुतयः पुरा

Transliteration

stotraiḥ prabodhayāmāsuḥ prabhātasamaye surāḥ | yathā sṛṣṭyādisamaye īśvaraṃ śrutayaḥ purā

Translation

प्रभातसमयी देवांनी स्तोत्रांनी प्रभूला जागविले; जसे सृष्टीच्या आदिकाळी पूर्वी श्रुतींनी (वेदांनी) स्तुतीने ईश्वराला जागविले होते।

Word by Word

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• प्रबोधयामासुः: they awakened
• प्रबोधयामासुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-बुध् (धातु) [णिच् causative: बोधय-]
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) प्रयोग

• प्रभात-समये: at dawn-time
• प्रभात-समये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक) + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रभातस्य समयः)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्तृ/Nominative), बहुवचन

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• सृष्टि-आदि-समये: at the time of the beginning of creation
• सृष्टि-आदि-समये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सृष्ट्याः आदिः = सृष्ट्यादिः; सृष्ट्यादेः समयः)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुतयः: the Vedas (Śrutis)
• श्रुतयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kala (काल/Adverbial time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Prabhāta-stotra to Īśvara is portrayed as archetypal: praise precedes cosmic manifestation; inspires dawn worship (prātaḥ-smaraṇa) for spiritual clarity.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Beginning of creation (sṛṣṭy-ādi) recalled as archetype

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas
• Shrutis (Vedas)

FAQs

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

It teaches that praise (stotra) is a direct mode of approaching Īśvara: just as the Śrutis honored Shiva at creation’s dawn, devotees and devas invoke His grace at the dawn of daily life—signifying renewed awakening of consciousness toward Pati.

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

Waking the Lord with hymns reflects Saguna-upāsanā—relating to Shiva as the gracious, hearer of praise. In Linga worship, morning stotras and āratī similarly ‘awaken’ the presence of Īśvara, making devotion steady and intimate.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform prātaḥ-kāla (dawn) Shiva worship: recite Shiva-stotras or the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, offering the mind’s awakening to Shiva.