Shloka 45

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

लाभानां पुत्रलाभोऽसि वायुर्वेगवतामसि । नित्यकर्मसु सर्वेषु संध्योपास्तिर्भवान्मता

Transliteration

lābhānāṃ putralābho'si vāyurvegavatāmasi | nityakarmasu sarveṣu saṃdhyopāstirbhavānmatā

Translation

లాభములన్నిటిలో నీవు పుత్రలాభమవు; వేగవంతులలో నీవే వాయువవు. సమస్త నిత్యకర్మలలో నీవు సంధ్యోపాసనగా భావింపబడుచున్నావు.

Word by Word

• लाभानाम्: of gains
• लाभानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• पुत्र-लाभः: gain of a son
• पुत्र-लाभः: Predicate/Nominative complement (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + लाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (प्रथमा-सम्बोधनार्थे/विधेय), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘पुत्रस्य लाभः’

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Predicate/Nominative complement (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (विधेय), एकवचन

• वेग-वताम्: of the swift (speedy ones)
• वेग-वताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगवत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत् adjectival)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; possessive adjective ‘having speed’ used substantively = ‘of the swift’

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नित्य-कर्मसु: in daily rites/duties
• नित्य-कर्मसु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘नित्यं कर्म’ = daily duties

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; adjective qualifying कर्मसु

• संध्या-उपास्तिः: worship of the twilight (sandhyā)
• संध्या-उपास्तिः: Predicate/Nominative complement (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + उपास्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (विधेय), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘संध्यायाः उपास्तिः’

• भवान्: you (honored one)
• भवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; honorific 2nd-person pronoun

• मता: (is) considered
• मता: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) → मत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; used predicatively = ‘is considered’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic dialogue to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Rudrasaṃhitā context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

FAQs

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

It ranks spiritual values by declaring the highest “gain” and the most purifying daily practice: Sandhyā worship. In Shaiva understanding, such disciplined nitya-karma steadies the mind and prepares it for Śiva-bhakti and liberation.

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

Sandhyopāsanā is a daily framework of purity, mantra, and inner recollection that supports steady Saguna worship—such as Linga-pūjā—by cultivating regularity (niyama), devotion, and fitness for Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Sandhyā worship (twilight prayer) as a nitya-karma—performed with mantra-japa and contemplative recollection. It indirectly supports Shaiva sādhanā like japa of Śiva-nāma (e.g., Pañcākṣarī) and daily worship disciplines.