Shloka 8

देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

बभूवानन्दसन्दोहस्सर्वेषां त्रिदिवौकसाम् । पुनः पुनः प्रणेमुस्तां तुष्टुवुश्च विशेषतः

Transliteration

babhūvānandasandohassarveṣāṃ tridivaukasām | punaḥ punaḥ praṇemustāṃ tuṣṭuvuśca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

ความปีติอันยิ่งใหญ่บังเกิดแก่เหล่าผู้อาศัยในสวรรค์ทั้งสามทั่วกัน เขาทั้งหลายกราบนอบน้อมแด่พระนางครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า และสรรเสริญพระนางด้วยศรัทธาเป็นพิเศษ

Word by Word

• बभूव: became / arose
• बभूव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• आनन्द-सन्दोहः: a mass/heap of bliss
• आनन्द-सन्दोहः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्दोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter) (contextual), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• त्रिदिव-ओकसाम्: of the dwellers in heaven (gods)
• त्रिदिव-ओकसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक) + ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्रणेमुः: they bowed down
• प्रणेमुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु) उपसर्ग: प्र-
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• तुष्टुवुः: they praised
• तुष्टुवुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) उपसर्ग: तु- (intensive/archaic form in perfect)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्शभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Parvati
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how the presence of Śiva’s Śakti (Pārvatī) naturally generates ānanda (spiritual bliss) and inspires humble surrender (repeated namaskāra) and stuti—core expressions of bhakti that prepare the soul (paśu) to receive divine grace.

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

In Shaiva tradition, Saguna worship honors Śiva together with Śakti. The gods’ repeated prostration and praise to Pārvatī reflects the devotional attitude that also underlies Liṅga-pūjā—approaching the Divine with reverence, praise, and receptivity to grace rather than mere ritual formality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to perform repeated namaskāra (prostrations) and stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) with focused devotion; as a Shaiva practice, one may pair this mood with japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” before or after worship.