Shloka 25
देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च
Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits
जाताय बहुधा लोके प्रभूताय नमोनमः । नीलाय नीलरुद्राय कद्रुद्राय प्रचेतसे
jātāya bahudhā loke prabhūtāya namonamaḥ | nīlāya nīlarudrāya kadrudrāya pracetase
जाताय बहुधा लोके प्रभूताय नमोनमः । नीलाय नीलरुद्राय कद्रुद्राय प्रचेतसे ॥
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the hymn/praise as transmitted in the Purāṇic dialogue)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha
Mantra: जाताय बहुधा लोके प्रभूताय नमोनमः । नीलाय नीलरुद्राय कद्रुद्राय प्रचेतसे
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Divine omnipresence and manifold manifestations (bahudhā-jāta) across loka
FAQs
The verse affirms Rudra as both immanent and manifold—present in countless modes within the world—yet remaining the one Lord (Pati) worthy of repeated salutations. In Shaiva Siddhanta, this supports devotion to Shiva’s accessible (saguṇa) forms while recognizing His all-pervading sovereignty.
By naming Shiva through epithets like Nīla and Nīlarudra, the text encourages saguṇa-upāsanā—worship of the Lord with attributes. The Liṅga is a principal, non-sectarian focus for this worship, representing the same Rudra who manifests ‘bahudhā’ (in many ways) yet is one reality.
A practical takeaway is nāma-japa and stuti: chant Shiva’s names (e.g., “namo namaḥ” with Rudra epithets) alongside the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ideally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and/or Rudrākṣa as supportive Shaiva disciplines.