Shloka 40

देवसान्त्वनम् (Devasāntvana) — “Consolation/Reassurance of the Gods”

Devanagari script

वस्तुतोऽविकृतोऽदीनोऽस्त्यजितः परमेश्वरः । परिपूर्णः शिवः स्वामी मायाधीशोऽखिलेश्वरः

Transliteration

vastuto'vikṛto'dīno'styajitaḥ parameśvaraḥ | paripūrṇaḥ śivaḥ svāmī māyādhīśo'khileśvaraḥ

Translation

诚然，至上主帕拉梅湿伐罗不变不坏、不可战胜。彼圣主湿婆圆满具足，为摩耶之主，亦为一切世界之君王。

Word by Word

• वस्तुतः: in reality
• वस्तुतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वस्तुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; अर्थः ‘वास्तवतः/तत्त्वतः’ (adverb)

• अविकृतः: unchanged
• अविकृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + विकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अदीनः: not miserable
• अदीनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अजितः: unconquered
• अजितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• परमेश्वरः: the Supreme Lord
• परमेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (परमः ईश्वरः)

• परिपूर्णः: fully complete
• परिपूर्णः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• स्वामी: the master
• स्वामी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• मायाधीशः: lord of māyā
• मायाधीशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मायायाः अधीशः)

• अखिलेश्वरः: lord of all
• अखिलेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अखिलस्य ईश्वरः/अखिल ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It establishes Śiva as Pati—the Supreme Reality who remains unchanged and unconquered, complete in Himself, and therefore the ultimate refuge for liberation beyond the shifts of Māyā.

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

Though Śiva is described as transcendent and unmodified, devotees approach Him through saguna worship—such as the Śivaliṅga—recognizing the Liṅga as a sacred support for meditating on the formless Lord who rules Māyā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Śiva with the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” contemplating Him as avikṛta (unchanging) and māyādhīśa (Lord over Māyā); this supports steadiness in japa, vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) remembrance, and inner detachment.