तारकवधोत्तरं देवस्तुतिः पर्वतवरप्रदानं च / Devas’ Hymn after Tāraka’s Slaying and the Bestowal of Boons upon the Mountains
वृषांकाय महेशाय गणानां पतये नमः । सर्वेश्वराय देवाय त्रिलोकपतये नमः
vṛṣāṃkāya maheśāya gaṇānāṃ pataye namaḥ | sarveśvarāya devāya trilokapataye namaḥ
Kính lễ Mahesha, Đấng mang dấu hiệu bò đực; kính lễ Chúa tể các Gaṇa. Kính lễ Đấng Thần Chủ, bậc Tối Thượng của muôn loài; kính lễ Chúa tể và Đấng hộ trì của ba cõi.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Pashupatinatha
Mantra: वृषांकाय महेशाय गणानां पतये नमः । सर्वेश्वराय देवाय त्रिलोकपतये नमः
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
This verse is a bhakti-filled salutation that recognizes Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord—who rules the gaṇas and the three worlds; meditating on Him as Sarveśvara steadies devotion and orients the soul (paśu) toward liberation through His grace.
The epithets “Vṛṣāṅka” and “Trilokapati” praise Śiva in His accessible, saguna aspect—worthy of ritual worship (pūjā) and linga-arcana—while affirming His universal sovereignty as the inner Lord of all.
Use the verse as a daily namaskāra-mantra before linga-pūjā: offer water and bilva, apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and repeat the salutations with japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating Śiva as Sarveśvara and Trilokapati.