Shloka 12

देवस्तुतिः (Deva-stuti) — “Hymn of the Devas / Divine Praise”

Devanagari script

साञ्जलिर्नतशीर्षो हि स तुष्टाव सुभक्तितः । रोमोद्गमो महानासीद्गिरेः प्रेमाश्रवोऽपतन्

Transliteration

sāñjalirnataśīrṣo hi sa tuṣṭāva subhaktitaḥ | romodgamo mahānāsīdgireḥ premāśravo'patan

Translation

เขาประนมมือ ก้มศีรษะ แล้วสรรเสริญพระศิวะด้วยภักติอันบริสุทธิ์ ครั้นแล้วภูเขานาถก็เกิดปีติขนพองสยองเกล้าอย่างยิ่ง และน้ำตาแห่งความรักหลั่งไหลลงมา

Word by Word

• स: he
• स: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अञ्जलिः: folded hands (añjali)
• अञ्जलिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नतशीर्षः: with bowed head
• नतशीर्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नतशीर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) = नत + शीर्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नतं शीर्षं यस्य/नत-शीर्षः); विशेषण (सः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle: 'indeed/for')

• स: he
• स: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (पुनरुक्त-प्रयोगः)

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातोः रूपम्: तुष्टाव (स्तुतवान्)

• सुभक्तितः: out of good devotion
• सुभक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) = सु + भक्ति
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = ‘-तः’ (from/through); अर्थः: ‘सुभक्त्या/सुभक्त्या हेतोः’

• रोमोद्गमः: hair-standing-on-end (goosebumps)
• रोमोद्गमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमोद्गम (प्रातिपदिक) = रोम + उद्गम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रोम्णाम् उद्गमः)

• महान्: great, intense
• महान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (रोमोद्गमः)

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गिरेः: of the mountain
• गिरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रेमाश्रवः: flow of love (tears of love)
• प्रेमाश्रवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमाश्रव (प्रातिपदिक) = प्रेमन् + आश्रव
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रेम्णः आश्रवः)

• अपतन्: fell, flowed down
• अपतन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन/एकवचन-रूपसाम्य (अत्र बहुवचनं प्रायः); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Depicts classical bhakti-lakṣaṇas (añjali, bowed head, horripilation, tears). In Śaiva Siddhānta, such melting of the heart signals ripening of the paśu for Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Shiva
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It presents the classic marks of mature bhakti—humility (bowed head), reverence (añjali), and spontaneous sāttvika-bhāvas (thrills and tears). In Shaiva Siddhanta, such devotion purifies the soul (paśu) and loosens the bonds (pāśa), turning the heart toward Pati, Lord Shiva.

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

The verse emphasizes personal, Saguna-oriented worship—praising Shiva with heartfelt devotion. Linga worship similarly uses outward acts (añjali, namaskāra, stotra) to concentrate the mind and awaken inner surrender, making the devotee receptive to Shiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice añjali with a bowed head while reciting Shiva-stotra or the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), allowing devotion to become inwardly felt; the teaching is to cultivate sincere bhakti rather than mere external form.