Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 1
देवस्तुतिः—शिवस्य परब्रह्मत्वं, मायाशक्तिः, कर्मफलप्रदातृत्वं च
Devas’ Hymn: Śiva as Parabrahman, Māyā-Śakti, and Giver of Karmic Fruits
विष्ण्वादय ऊचुः । देवदेव महादेव लौकिकाचारकृत्प्रभो । ब्रह्म त्वामीश्वरं शंभुं जानीमः कृपया तव
viṣṇvādaya ūcuḥ | devadeva mahādeva laukikācārakṛtprabho | brahma tvāmīśvaraṃ śaṃbhuṃ jānīmaḥ kṛpayā tava
毗湿奴等诸神说道：“噢，诸神之神，大天（Mahādeva）！噢，建立诸世正行之主！承蒙你的慈恩，我们认知你，噢，商婆（Śambhu），为至上主宰，即是梵（Brahman）本身。”
Viṣṇu and the other Devas
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
Mantra: देवदेव महादेव लौकिकाचारकृत्प्रभो । ब्रह्म त्वामीश्वरं शंभुं जानीमः कृपया तव
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that true recognition of Śiva as the Supreme (Pati) and as Brahman arises through His anugraha (grace), not merely through status or intellect—even the devas confess this dependence on divine compassion.
By calling Śiva “Devadeva” and “Śambhu,” the devas approach Him as the personal Lord (Saguna Īśvara) who governs dharma; in Shaiva understanding, such Saguna worship culminates in realizing Him as Brahman (the transcendent Nirguna reality).
The takeaway is grace-oriented bhakti: praise (stuti), surrender, and japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct means to receive Śiva’s कृपा (kṛpā) and steady one’s conduct (ācāra) in dharma.