Shloka 36
कामभस्म-प्रार्थना: रत्याः शङ्करं प्रति विनयः / Rati’s Supplication to Śaṅkara regarding Kāma’s Ashes
देवा ऊचुः । जय शम्भोऽखिलाधार जय नाम महेश्वर । जय रुद्र महादेव जय विश्व म्भर प्रभो
devā ūcuḥ | jaya śambho'khilādhāra jaya nāma maheśvara | jaya rudra mahādeva jaya viśva mbhara prabho
เหล่าเทวะกล่าวว่า: “ชัยแด่พระองค์ โอ้ ศัมภุ ผู้เป็นที่พึ่งแห่งสรรพสิ่ง! ชัยแด่พระองค์ โอ้ มเหศวร ผู้เลื่องลือด้วยพระนามอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์! ชัยแด่พระองค์ โอ้ รุทร มห้าเทพ! ชัยแด่พระองค์ โอ้ พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ผู้ทรงค้ำจุนจักรวาล!”
The Devas
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: General deva-stuti; epithets (Śambhu, Maheśvara, Rudra, Viśvambhara) are pan-Indian and not tied here to a single sthala.
Significance: Chanting ‘jaya’ epithets functions as nāma-smaraṇa and śaraṇāgati, cultivating bhakti and invoking Śiva’s sustaining presence (viśvambhara).
Mantra: जय शम्भोऽखिलाधार जय नाम महेश्वर । जय रुद्र महादेव जय विश्वम्भर प्रभो
Type: stotra
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
The verse is a direct bhakti-stuti where the Devas acknowledge Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who is both the ground (akhilādhāra) and sustainer (viśvambhara) of all, implying that liberation arises through His grace rather than mere worldly power.
The repeated “jaya” praises Saguna Śiva through His epithets—Śambhu, Maheśvara, Rudra, Mahādeva—supporting devotional worship of the Linga as the accessible form in which the transcendent Lord is invoked by name and adored with reverence.
A practical takeaway is japa or kīrtana-style repetition of Shiva’s names (nāma-smaraṇa) as a stotra, ideally alongside simple Śiva-pūjā such as offering water to the Linga; it harmonizes well with Panchākṣarī devotion (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).