Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 46

देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas

Devanagari script

क्रतूनामश्वमेधोऽसि युगानां प्रथमो युगः । पुष्यस्त्वं सर्वधिण्यानाममावास्या तिथिष्वसि

Transliteration

kratūnāmaśvamedho'si yugānāṃ prathamo yugaḥ | puṣyastvaṃ sarvadhiṇyānāmamāvāsyā tithiṣvasi

Translation

在诸祭祀之中，你是马祭（Aśvamedha）；在诸劫之中，你是最初之劫。于一切滋养而吉祥的力量中，你是普舍（Puṣya）；于诸月日之中，你是阿摩婆娑（Amāvāsyā）——新月之夜。

Word by Word

• क्रतूनाम्: of sacrifices
• क्रतूनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• अश्वमेधः: Aśvamedha sacrifice
• अश्वमेधः: Predicate/Nominative complement (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (विधेय), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (traditional name of rite)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• युगानाम्: of ages
• युगानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• प्रथमः: first
• प्रथमः: Predicate qualifier (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective qualifying युगः

• युगः: age
• युगः: Predicate/Nominative complement (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (विधेय), एकवचन

• पुष्यः: Puṣya (nakṣatra)
• पुष्यः: Predicate/Nominative complement (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (विधेय), एकवचन; nakṣatra-name

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; 2nd-person pronoun

• सर्व-धिण्यानाम्: of all grains
• सर्व-धिण्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + धिण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः: ‘सर्वे धिण्याः’ (all grains/cereals)

• अमावास्या: Amāvāsyā (new-moon day)
• अमावास्या: Predicate/Nominative complement (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमावास्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (विधेय), एकवचन; tithi-name (new-moon day)

• तिथिषु: among the lunar days
• तिथिषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva-stuti within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Amavasya
• Ashvamedha
• Yuga
• Pushya

FAQs

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

The verse declares that Shiva is the inner essence (Pati) behind sacred action, cosmic time, and auspicious observances—teaching that rituals and calendars gain power only when rooted in Shiva-conscious devotion.

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

By identifying Shiva with the highest sacrifice and the most potent sacred times, it supports Saguna worship—especially Linga-pūjā—where offerings and observances are directed to Shiva as the living reality present in the icon and rite.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Observe Shiva worship on Amāvāsyā (and other auspicious timings like Puṣya), performing Linga abhiṣeka with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), optionally with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as Shaiva supports.