Shloka 1

देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च

Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits

Devanagari script

विष्ण्वादय ऊचुः । देवदेव महादेव लौकिकाचारकृत्प्रभो । ब्रह्म त्वामीश्वरं शंभुं जानीमः कृपया तव

Transliteration

viṣṇvādaya ūcuḥ | devadeva mahādeva laukikācārakṛtprabho | brahma tvāmīśvaraṃ śaṃbhuṃ jānīmaḥ kṛpayā tava

Translation

وشنو وغیرہ دیوتاؤں نے کہا— اے دیوتاؤں کے دیوتا، اے مہادیو! اے دنیا کے آچار قائم کرنے والے پرَبھُو! تیری کرپا سے ہم تجھے، اے شمبھو، پرمیشور—خود برہمن—کے طور پر پہچانتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• विष्णु-आदयः: Viṣṇu and others
• विष्णु-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘Viṣṇu and others’

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; √वच् ‘they said’

• देवदेव: O God of gods
• देवदेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘god of gods’

• महादेव: O Mahādeva
• महादेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘great god’

• लौकिकाचारकृत्: O establisher of worldly conduct
• लौकिकाचारकृत्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लौकिक-आचार-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक; components: लौकिक + आचार + कृत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘maker/performer of worldly conduct’

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• ब्रह्म: O Brahman (Absolute)
• ब्रह्म: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative), एकवचन; used as address ‘O Brahman’

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 2nd person pronoun

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; apposition to ‘त्वाम्’

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; apposition to ‘त्वाम्’

• जानीमः: we know
• जानीमः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; √ज्ञा ‘we know/recognize’

• कृपया: by grace
• कृपया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by/through grace’

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; 2nd person pronoun

Speaker

Viṣṇu and the other Devas

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: देवदेव महादेव लौकिकाचारकृत्प्रभो । ब्रह्म त्वामीश्वरं शंभुं जानीमः कृपया तव

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that true recognition of Śiva as the Supreme (Pati) and as Brahman arises through His anugraha (grace), not merely through status or intellect—even the devas confess this dependence on divine compassion.

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

By calling Śiva “Devadeva” and “Śambhu,” the devas approach Him as the personal Lord (Saguna Īśvara) who governs dharma; in Shaiva understanding, such Saguna worship culminates in realizing Him as Brahman (the transcendent Nirguna reality).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is grace-oriented bhakti: praise (stuti), surrender, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct means to receive Śiva’s कृपा (kṛpā) and steady one’s conduct (ācāra) in dharma.