Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 6

शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । देवदेव महादेव करुणासागर प्रभो । अन्तर्यामी हि सर्वेषां सर्वं जानासि शंकर

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | devadeva mahādeva karuṇāsāgara prabho | antaryāmī hi sarveṣāṃ sarvaṃ jānāsi śaṃkara

Translation

诸天说道：“噢天中之天，噢摩诃提婆，噢主宰——慈悲之海！你确是众生之内在主宰（安多罗耶弥）；因此，噢商羯罗，你无所不知。”

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• deva-deva: O God of gods
• deva-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (devasya devaḥ)

• mahā-deva: O Great God
• mahā-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः (mahān devaḥ)

• karuṇā-sāgara: O ocean of compassion
• karuṇā-sāgara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karuṇā + sāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (karuṇāyāḥ sāgaraḥ)

• prabho: O Lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• antaryāmī: the inner controller (indweller)
• antaryāmī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antaryāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/indeed (खलु/नूनम्-अर्थे)

• sarveṣām: of all
• sarveṣām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• jānāsi: you know
• jānāsi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd Person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• śaṃkara: O Śaṅkara
• śaṃkara: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

The Devas

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: देवदेव महादेव करुणासागर प्रभो । अन्तर्यामी हि सर्वेषां सर्वं जानासि शंकर

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as Antaryāmī (the indwelling Lord) and highlights that divine grace and omniscience arise from his intimate presence within all beings—supporting a bhakti-based surrender to Pati (the Supreme Lord).

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

Though Śiva is inwardly present as Antaryāmī (subtle), devotees approach him in Saguna form through Linga worship—an outward support for focusing devotion on the same all-knowing Lord addressed here.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is inward remembrance (smaraṇa) of Śiva as Antaryāmī while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility and surrender to his compassion.