Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45

शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”

Devanagari script

मुनीन्द्रेशास्तथा यज्ञा वेदाश्शास्त्रादयोखिलाः । प्रजास्ते देवदेवेश ह्ययं विष्णुरपि ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

munīndreśāstathā yajñā vedāśśāstrādayokhilāḥ | prajāste devadeveśa hyayaṃ viṣṇurapi dhruvam

Translation

噢天中之天主（Devadeveśa）！诸大牟尼、诸祭祀（yajña）、诸吠陀与一切圣典，以及一切众生，实皆属于汝。诚然，连此毗湿奴亦必定依凭于汝。

Word by Word

• munīndra-īśāḥ: the great sage-lords
• munīndra-īśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + indra + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; compound: 'lords (īśa) of sage-lords (munīndra)' i.e., great sages

• tathā: and also
• tathā: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction/adverb (समुच्चय/अन्वय): 'and/also'

• yajñāḥ: sacrifices
• yajñāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (यज्ञ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• vedāḥ: Vedas
• vedāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (वेद-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• śāstra-ādayaḥ: śāstras and others
• śāstra-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāstra + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; compound: 'śāstras and the rest' (ādi = etc.)

• akhilāḥ: all/entire
• akhilāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (अखिल-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural; adjective qualifying preceding plural subjects

• prajāḥ: subjects/creatures
• prajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रजा-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (enclitic)

• devadeveśa: O Lord of gods
• devadeveśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; compound: 'Lord (īśa) of the god of gods' / 'Lord of gods'

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) expressing emphasis/reason

• ayam: this (one)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात) meaning 'also/even'

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Pramāṇa (प्रमाण/Certainty marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (ध्रुव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषण-रूप), 'certainly/surely'

Speaker

Inferred: a deva (likely Indra or a leading god) praising Lord Shiva during the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Vedas
• Munis

FAQs

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

It affirms Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord and inner ruler—upon whom sages, Vedic rites, scriptures, and all beings depend; devotion becomes a direct means to grace rather than relying only on ritual power.

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

By declaring all sacred authorities and even great deities as belonging to Śiva, it supports Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship as worship of the Supreme itself, not a secondary deity—making stuti, arcana, and surrender valid paths to His anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer stuti and japa with a surrendering attitude—especially Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—and perform worship as an act of belonging to Śiva (īśvarārpaṇa), rather than as mere ritual achievement.