Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
देवस्तुतिः — Hymn of Praise by the Devas
Devastuti
माहात्म्यमतिगूढं ते सहस्रवदनादयः । सदा गायंति सुप्रीत्या पुनंति स्वगिरं हि ते
māhātmyamatigūḍhaṃ te sahasravadanādayaḥ | sadā gāyaṃti suprītyā punaṃti svagiraṃ hi te
พระมหิมาของพระองค์ลึกซึ้งยิ่งนัก ผู้พันพักตร์ (เศษะ) และหมู่เทพทั้งหลายสรรเสริญอยู่เสมอด้วยความปีติ และด้วยถ้อยคำของตนเองก็ชำระวาจาของตนให้บริสุทธิ์
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it underscores the cosmic liturgical chorus—Ananta/Śeṣa (‘sahasravadan’) and other divinities—praising Śiva perpetually.
Significance: Frames pilgrimage as ‘vāṇī-śuddhi’: praise of Śiva purifies speech and intention, a key preparatory merit for darśana and worship.
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse teaches that Shiva’s mahātmyā (glory) is beyond ordinary grasp, yet devotionally singing it refines the devotee’s inner instrument—especially speech—making it a purifier and a vehicle for grace in the Shaiva Siddhanta spirit of bhakti leading toward liberation.
Singing Shiva’s glory is a Saguna mode of worship—approaching the Lord through name, praise, and attributes. Such stuti supports Linga worship by sanctifying the mind and speech used in mantra, archana, and recitation, making external ritual and inner devotion mutually reinforcing.
Regular kīrtana/stotra-pāṭha of Shiva’s names and deeds is implied; as a practical takeaway, chant Shiva stutis or the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with attentive speech-discipline (vāṅ-niyama) so that utterance itself becomes purifying.