Shloka 4
देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
नत्वा पितामहं प्रीत्या परिक्षिप्ताखिलास्सुराः । दुःखं विज्ञापयामासुर्विलोक्यावसरं ततः
natvā pitāmahaṃ prītyā parikṣiptākhilāssurāḥ | duḥkhaṃ vijñāpayāmāsurvilokyāvasaraṃ tataḥ
नत्वा पितामहं प्रीत्या परिक्षिप्ताखिलाः सुराः । दुःखं विज्ञापयामासुर्विलोक्यावसरं ततः ॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights vinaya (humility) and śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge): even the devas first bow with devotion and then present their suffering at the proper time, showing that grace is approached through reverence and right conduct.
Though the verse names Brahmā, the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context typically moves toward seeking Shiva’s protection; it models the devotional attitude used in Saguna Shiva worship—approach with namaskāra, then offer one’s duḥkha as an arpaṇa (submission) before the Lord (often through Liṅga-pūjā).
A practical takeaway is to begin prayer with namaskāra and mental humility, then state one’s intention clearly; in Shaiva practice this aligns with initiating Liṅga-pūjā using the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) before presenting personal troubles as a surrendered offering.