Shloka 55

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

एकांशेन स्थितस्त्वं हि बहिःस्थोऽन्वित एव च

Transliteration

ekāṃśena sthitastvaṃ hi bahiḥstho'nvita eva ca

Translation

एकांशेन स्थितस्त्वं हि बहिःस्थोऽन्वित एव च॥

Word by Word

• एकांशेन: by/with one part
• एकांशेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (eka-aṃśa = ‘one part’)

• स्थितः: standing/remaining
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (कृदन्त, √sthā धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/casual particle)

• बहिःस्थः: situated outside
• बहिःस्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (बहिः-स्थ = ‘situated outside’)

• अन्वितः: connected/associated
• अन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anvita (कृदन्त, √i/√anv-i धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• एव: certainly
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as both transcendent (bahiḥstha—beyond limitation) and immanent (anvita—present in and pervading all), a key Shaiva Siddhanta insight for meditation on Pati as the supreme Lord who is not confined by the world yet sustains it.

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

The verse supports Linga worship as a saguna support for devotion—Shiva is approached through a manifest ‘portion’ (ekāṁśa) while the devotee remembers that the Lord ultimately remains beyond form and limitation, yet pervades the worship, the worshipper, and the offering.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as simultaneously beyond and within: perform japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating that the Linga is a focused manifestation, and Shiva’s presence (anvita) fills all states—waking, dream, and deep sleep.