Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

अवस्थारहितायाथ निर्विकाराय वर्चसे । महाभूतात्मभूताय निर्लिप्ताय महात्मने

Transliteration

avasthārahitāyātha nirvikārāya varcase | mahābhūtātmabhūtāya nirliptāya mahātmane

Translation

礼敬那光辉的主宰：超越一切境位与条件，恒常不变；为诸大元素之内在真我，而不为其所染；礼敬至上的大我、大圣灵。

Word by Word

• avasthā-rahitāya: to the state-less (one)
• avasthā-rahitāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avasthā + rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'devoid of states/conditions'

• atha: and/then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): 'and/then'

• nirvikārāya: to the unchanging (one)
• nirvikārāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-vikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'without modification'

• varcase: to the splendor
• varcase: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varcas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (varcase); 'to/for splendor'

• mahā-bhūta-ātma-bhūtāya: to the one who is the self of the great elements
• mahā-bhūta-ātma-bhūtāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + bhūta + ātman + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative): 'who has become the self (ātman) of the great elements'

• nir-liptāya: to the unstained (one)
• nir-liptāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir-lipta (लिप्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'unstained/unattached'

• mahātmane: to the great-souled one
• mahātmane: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'one whose self is great'

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: अवस्थारहितायाथ निर्विकाराय वर्चसे । महाभूतात्मभूताय निर्लिप्ताय महात्मने

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It praises Shiva as the Pati (Supreme Lord) who transcends all changing states, remains immutable, and yet pervades the cosmos as the inner Self—guiding the seeker toward liberation through recognition of His unstained, changeless nature.

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

The Linga is revered as the sign of the formless (nirguna) Reality; this verse supports Linga-worship by affirming that Shiva is beyond attributes and change, while still immanent within the elements that the Linga symbolically encompasses.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as nirvikāra (unchanging) and nirlipta (unstained) while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and offer worship with a pure mind—seeing Him as the indwelling Self of all bhūtas.