Shloka 10
देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
शिवं च प्रार्थयध्वं वै सर्वे देवास्सवासवाः । सर्वाधीशः प्रसन्नश्चेत्स वः कार्यं करिष्यति
śivaṃ ca prārthayadhvaṃ vai sarve devāssavāsavāḥ | sarvādhīśaḥ prasannaścetsa vaḥ kāryaṃ kariṣyati
शिवं च प्रार्थयध्वं वै सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । सर्वाधीशः प्रसन्नश्चेत् स वः कार्यं करिष्यति ॥
Brahmā (instructing the devas in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a specific Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse frames Śiva as sarvādhīśa whose prasāda (grace) alone enables the devas’ success in their cosmic task.
Significance: General teaching: śaraṇāgati to Śiva yields siddhi of righteous aims through anugraha.
Role: liberating
FAQs
It teaches that even the devas rely on Śiva’s prasāda (grace). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, Pati (Śiva) is the supreme Lord (Sarvādhīśa), and success arises when the bound souls (paśu)—even divine beings—turn to him in surrender and devotion.
The verse emphasizes approaching Śiva through prayer and devotion—characteristic of Saguna worship. In Purāṇic practice, this often takes the concrete form of Liṅga-upāsanā (offering water, bilva, mantra), seeking the Lord’s pleased presence (prasannatā) that grants protection and fulfillment of dharmic aims.
A direct takeaway is bhakti-prārthanā to Śiva: mentally or ritually worship the Śiva-liṅga while repeating the Pañcākṣarī “oṁ namaḥ śivāya,” and seek his grace for the successful completion of one’s righteous duty.