Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

देवा ऊचुः । देवदेव जगद्व्यापिन्परमेश सदाशिव । जगदीश जगन्नाथ सम्प्रसीद जगन्मय

Transliteration

devā ūcuḥ | devadeva jagadvyāpinparameśa sadāśiva | jagadīśa jagannātha samprasīda jaganmaya

Translation

诸天说道：噢天中之天——遍满宇宙的主宰、至上统御者、常住的萨达希瓦；噢诸界之主、宇宙之尊——愿垂慈于我等，噢以整个宇宙为自体者。

Word by Word

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahuvacana (plural)

• ūcuḥ: said
• ūcuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist), Parasmaipada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (plural)

• deva-deva: O God of gods
• deva-deva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'devaḥ eva devaḥ' (god of gods)

• jagat-vyāpin: O all-pervading (of the world)
• jagat-vyāpin: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī): 'jagataḥ vyāpī' = pervader of the world

• parameśa: O Supreme Lord
• parameśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'paramaḥ īśaḥ'

• sadāśiva: O Sadāśiva
• sadāśiva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: 'sadā śivaḥ'

• jagat-īśa: O Lord of the world
• jagat-īśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदik) + īśa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī): 'jagataḥ īśaḥ'

• jagat-nātha: O Master of the world
• jagat-nātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदik) + nātha (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī): 'jagataḥ nāthaḥ'

• samprasīda: be gracious / be pleased
• samprasīda: Kriyā (क्रिया/Request)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + sad (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Parasmaipada, Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana (singular)

• jagat-maya: O one who is the world / made of the world
• jagat-maya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदik) + maya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: 'jagat-mayaḥ' = consisting of the world

Speaker

The Devas (gods)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: देवदेव जगद्व्यापिन् परमेś सदाशिव । जगदीश जगन्नाथ सम्प्रसीद जगन्मय

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It is a direct stuti (hymn) where the Devas seek Shiva’s anugraha (grace), affirming him as both transcendent (Parameśa, Sadāśiva) and immanent (Jagadvyāpin, Jaganmaya)—a key Shaiva Siddhanta insight that liberation arises through the Lord’s gracious turning toward the soul.

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

By addressing Shiva with accessible divine epithets (Devadeva, Jagannatha), the verse supports Saguna-upasana—devotional worship of the Lord with attributes—commonly centered on the Śiva-liṅga as the most universal, non-sectarian emblem of the all-pervading Jagadvyāpin.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is to recite this praise as a prayer for prasāda before Liṅga-pūjā, optionally preceded by the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating humility and surrender (śaraṇāgati) to invite Shiva’s grace.