Shloka 44

दक्षयज्ञ-प्रसङ्गे देवतानां आश्वासनं तथा दण्डविधानम् | Consolation of the Devas and the Ordinance of Consequences in the Dakṣa-Yajña Episode

Devanagari script

विष्णुवाच । महादेव महेशान लोकानुग्रहकारक । परब्रह्म परात्मा त्वं दीनबंधो दयानिधे

Transliteration

viṣṇuvāca | mahādeva maheśāna lokānugrahakāraka | parabrahma parātmā tvaṃ dīnabaṃdho dayānidhe

Translation

พระวิษณุตรัสว่า “ข้าแต่พระมหาเทวะ ข้าแต่พระมหีศาน ผู้ประทานอนุเคราะห์แก่โลกทั้งปวง พระองค์คือปรพรหม คือปรมาตมัน ข้าแต่สหายของผู้ยากไร้ ข้าแต่มหาสมุทรแห่งกรุณา”

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन-प्रथमा); एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great god)

• महेशान: O Maheśāna
• महेशान: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; कर्मधारय (great lord)

• लोकानुग्रहकारक: O doer of favor to the worlds
• लोकानुग्रहकारक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + अनुग्रह + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; षष्ठी/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (लोकानाम् अनुग्रहस्य कारकः = maker of grace to the worlds)

• परब्रह्म: O Supreme Brahman
• परब्रह्म: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; कर्मधारय (supreme Brahman)

• परात्मा: (you are) the Supreme Self
• परात्मा: Pratijñā/Predicate (विशेष्य-विशेषण/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन; कर्मधारय (supreme Self)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st); एकवचन

• दीनबन्धो: O friend of the afflicted
• दीनबन्धो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीन + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दीनानां बन्धुः = friend of the poor)

• दयानिधे: O treasure of mercy
• दयानिधे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दयायाः निधिः = treasure of compassion)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: A doctrinal stuti identifying Śiva as Parabrahman and Parātmā; not tied to a specific jyotirliṅga shrine narrative.

Significance: Affirms Śiva’s role as lokānugrahakāraka—recitation supports śaraṇāgati and confidence in grace (anugraha) for the bound soul.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: mahādeva maheśāna lokānugrahakāraka | parabrahma parātmā tvaṃ dīnabaṃdho dayānidhe

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Śiva as Parabrahman and Parātmā—the highest reality and inner Self—while also emphasizing His compassionate, grace-giving role as the protector of the helpless, aligning devotion (bhakti) with liberation (mokṣa).

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

By calling Śiva both the transcendental Parabrahman (nirguṇa truth) and the merciful Lord who blesses the worlds (saguṇa grace), it supports Liṅga-worship as a concrete focus through which devotees approach the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct takeaway is śaraṇāgati (surrender) and compassionate remembrance of Śiva—reciting the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with the attitude that Śiva is the inner Self and refuge of the distressed.