Shloka 56

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । इति स्तुत्वा सुरास्सर्वे महादेवं वृषध्वजम् । स्तोत्रैर्नानाविधैदिंव्यैः शूलिनं परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | iti stutvā surāssarve mahādevaṃ vṛṣadhvajam | stotrairnānāvidhaidiṃvyaiḥ śūlinaṃ parameśvaram

Translation

สนัตกุมารกล่าวว่า “ดังนี้ ครั้นสรรเสริญมหาเทวะผู้มีธงเป็นโคแล้ว เหล่าเทวะทั้งปวงได้สดุดีพระปรเมศวร ผู้ทรงตรีศูล (ศูลิน) ด้วยบทสรรเสริญทิพย์นานาประการ”

Word by Word

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sanat + kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सनत्-कुमार = ‘ever-young Kumāra’)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-बोधक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √stu (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having praised)

• सुराः: the gods
• सुराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सुराः)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva
• महादेवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् देवः)

• वृषध्वजम्: the one whose banner is the bull
• वृषध्वजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣa + dhvaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (यस्य ध्वजः वृषः सः = ‘he whose banner is the bull’)

• स्तोत्रैः: with hymns
• स्तोत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• नानाविधैः: of various kinds
• नानाविधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव (नाना-विदha = ‘of various kinds’)

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स्तोत्रैः)

• शूलिनम्: the trident-bearer
• शूलिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण-रूप नाम (one who has a trident)

• परमेश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights bhakti as a direct means of grace: even the devas approach Parameśvara through heartfelt stotra, acknowledging Śiva as the supreme refuge and Lord beyond all powers.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna worship—praising Śiva by his sacred epithets (Mahādeva, Vṛṣadhvaja, Śūlin). In Shaiva practice, the same devotion is offered to the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible icon of Parameśvara.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recitation of Śiva-stotras with focused reverence is implied; as a practical takeaway, one may combine stotra-pāṭha with pañcākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and simple liṅga-pūjā using bhasma or bilva leaves.