Shloka 41

Devanagari script

ततो बहुविधैः स्तोत्रैर्वेदागमरसोत्कटैः । तुष्टाव परमेशानं सांबिकं ससुतं मुनिः

Transliteration

tato bahuvidhaiḥ stotrairvedāgamarasotkaṭaiḥ | tuṣṭāva parameśānaṃ sāṃbikaṃ sasutaṃ muniḥ

Translation

అనంతరం ముని వేదాగమ రసంతో పరిపుష్టమైన అనేక విధాల స్తోత్రాలతో పరమేశానుడైన భగవాన్ శివుని—అంబికా మరియు వారి కుమారునితో సహా—స్తుతించాడు।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/from that)

• bahu-vidhaiḥ: with many kinds of
• bahu-vidhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• stotraiḥ: hymns
• stotraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• veda-āgama-rasa-utkaṭaiḥ: intense with the essence of Veda and Āgama
• veda-āgama-rasa-utkaṭaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda + āgama + rasa + utkaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative)

• tuṣṭāva: praised
• tuṣṭāva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• parameśānam: the Supreme Lord
• parameśānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parameśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• sāṃbikam: with Ambikā (Umā)
• sāṃbikam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sāṃbika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• sa-sutam: together with (his) son
• sa-sutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a specific jyotirliṅga episode; the verse foregrounds Veda–Āgama ‘rasa’ as the authoritative praise-medium for Śiva with Śakti and their son, echoing temple liturgy traditions.

Significance: Affirms the Siddhānta synthesis: Veda (nigama) and Āgama (āgama) converge in stotra as a means to please the Lord and invite grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It highlights that true praise of Śiva is most potent when it is grounded in śāstra—drawing from both Vedic revelation and Āgamic practice—aimed at the Supreme Lord (Pati) who grants grace (anugraha) to the bound soul (paśu).

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

By praising Parameśāna “with Ambikā and their son,” the verse points to Saguna worship—Śiva approached with divine attributes and family-form—commonly expressed in Linga worship through stotras, nāma-japa, and pūjā aligned with Veda-Āgama tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stotra-pāṭha and mantra-japa are implied—reciting hymns and sacred names with scriptural fidelity; a practical takeaway is daily Om Namaḥ Śivāya japa alongside a Śiva-stotra recitation in a Vedic-Āgamic spirit.