Shloka 50

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

धर्मस्त्वं सर्वबंधूनामाश्रमाणां परो भवान् । मोक्षस्त्वं सर्ववर्णेषु रुद्राणां नीललोहितः

Transliteration

dharmastvaṃ sarvabaṃdhūnāmāśramāṇāṃ paro bhavān | mokṣastvaṃ sarvavarṇeṣu rudrāṇāṃ nīlalohitaḥ

Translation

آپ ہی دھرم ہیں—تمام رشتوں اور تمام آشرموں کے لیے برتر اصول۔ تمام ورنوں میں آپ ہی موکش ہیں؛ اور رُدروں میں آپ نیللوہت (نیلا و سرخ پروردگار) ہیں۔

Word by Word

• धर्मः: dharma
• धर्मः: प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध (Predicate nominative/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुषार्थे मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• सर्वबंधूनाम्: of all kinsmen
• सर्वबंधूनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वबंधु (प्रातिपदिक) = सर्व + बन्धु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वेषां बन्धूनाम् = of all relatives/kinsmen)

• आश्रमाणाम्: of (all) āśramas/stages of life
• आश्रमाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• परः: supreme
• परः: प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध (Predicate adjective/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (superior)

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; आदरार्थक-प्रयोग (honorific ‘you’)

• मोक्षः: liberation
• मोक्षः: प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध (Predicate nominative/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• सर्ववर्णेषु: among all varṇas
• सर्ववर्णेषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ववर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) = सर्व + वर्ण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वेषु वर्णेषु = among all classes/varṇas)

• रुद्राणाम्: of the Rudras
• रुद्राणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• नीललोहितः: Nīlalohita (blue-and-red one)
• नीललोहितः: प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध (Apposition/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीललोहित (प्रातिपदिक) = नील + लोहित
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (नीलश्च लोहितश्च) विशेष-नाम

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the praise addressed to Lord Shiva in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Śiva as both dharma (right order) and mokṣa (liberation), implying that pilgrimage/śiva-darśana culminates in right living and release rather than mere merit.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra
• Nīlalohita
• Dharma
• Moksha

FAQs

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

It declares Śiva as both the upholder of Dharma (right order for all life-stages) and the very bestower of Moksha, affirming him as Pati—the supreme Lord who governs worldly duty and grants liberation.

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

By naming Śiva as Nīlalohita and as the living source of Dharma and Moksha, it supports Saguna worship—devotion to Śiva’s manifest form (including the Liṅga) as the accessible focus through which grace and liberation are obtained.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Śiva as the inner Dharma and the giver of Moksha while doing japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); optionally wear rudrākṣa and apply tripuṇḍra-bhasma as Shaiva markers of surrender and discipline.