Shloka 106

Devadāru (Dāruvana) Forest: The Delusion of Ritual Pride, the Liṅga Crisis, and the Teaching of Jñāna–Pāśupata Yoga

Devanagari script

नमो देवादिदेवाय महादेवाय ते नमः / त्र्यम्बकाय नमस्तुभ्यं त्रिशूलवरधारिणे

Transliteration

namo devādidevāya mahādevāya te namaḥ / tryambakāya namastubhyaṃ triśūlavaradhāriṇe

Translation

नमो देवादिदेवाय महादेवाय ते नमः। त्र्यम्बकाय नमस्तुभ्यं त्रिशूलवरधारिणे॥

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation; homage
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), नमस्कारार्थक-निपात (salutatory particle)

• देव-आदि-देवाय: to the primordial god (first of gods)
• देव-आदि-देवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्धारणार्थः—‘देवानाम् आदिः देवः’ (to the god who is the first among gods)

• महादेवाय: to Mahādeva (the great god)
• महादेवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘महान् देवः’

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic form

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• त्र्यम्बकाय: to Tryambaka (three-eyed one)
• त्र्यम्बकाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्र्यम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• त्रिशूल-वर-धारिणे: to the bearer of the trident and boon
• त्रिशूल-वर-धारिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशूल (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘त्रिशूलं वरं च धारयति’ (bearer of trident and boon)

Speaker

A devotee/sage offering a hymn of praise to Lord Shiva (Rudra-stuti) in the narrative frame of the Upari-bhaga

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Mahadeva
• Tryambaka
• Trishula

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

By addressing Shiva as “Devādideva” and “Mahādeva,” the verse points to a single supreme Lord who transcends the hierarchy of gods—an Ishvara-centered vision consistent with the Kurma Purana’s non-sectarian, synthesizing theology.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse functions as mantra-like japa and bhakti-based dhyāna: concentrating on Tryambaka (the three-eyed seer) and the trident-bearing Lord supports ekāgratā (one-pointedness), a preparatory discipline aligned with Pāśupata-oriented devotion and inner purification.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

Though explicitly praising Shiva, the Kurma Purana’s broader frame (Kurma/Vishnu teaching Ishvara-centered dharma) uses such stutis to affirm a shared supremacy of Ishvara—supporting Shiva–Vishnu harmony rather than rivalry.