Shloka 2

Devanagari script

भगवन्देवदेवेश विश्वरूपं महेश्वर उमाधव महादेव नमो लोकाभिवन्दित

Transliteration

bhagavandevadeveśa viśvarūpaṃ maheśvara umādhava mahādeva namo lokābhivandita

Translation

ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า เทวเทวेश ผู้ทรงเป็นวิศวรูปมหेशวร ข้าแต่พระมหาเทว ผู้เป็นที่รักของพระอุมา ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ ผู้เป็นที่สักการะของสรรพโลก

Word by Word

• भगवन् (bhagavan): Blessed Lord, possessor of divine excellences

• देवदेवेश (deva-deveśa): Lord of the gods

• विश्वरूपम् (viśvarūpam): whose form is the universe, cosmic-bodied

• महेश्वर (maheśvara): the Great Lord (Pati, supreme ruler)

• उमाधव (umādhava): consort/beloved of Umā (Śakti-united)

• महादेव (mahādeva): the Great God, highest Deva

• नमः (namaḥ): salutations, surrender

• लोकाभिवन्दित (lokābhivandita): praised and bowed to by the worlds

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a hymn of praise within the Purva-Bhaga context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati (Uma)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It establishes the devotional posture of namas (surrender) to Maheshvara as the universally worshipped Pati; such stuti is the inner prerequisite for Linga-puja, aligning the devotee (pashu) toward the Lord beyond bondage (pasha).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is praised as Devadevesha and Vishvarupa—both transcendent Lord of all devas and immanent as the universe—while also being Umadhava, indicating Shiva-tattva inseparable from Shakti in manifest governance.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice is mantra-like salutation (namaḥ) and stuti as a preparatory limb of worship; it supports Pashupata-oriented devotion by cultivating humility, recollection of the Pati, and one-pointed reverence before formal puja.