What is the meaning of 'Namaste Devadevesha'?

It means 'Greetings to the God of Gods, greetings to the abode of compassion,' as part of a prayer.

What does 'Namaste Sarvajantunam Bhuktimuktiphalaprada' signify?

It means 'Greetings to the one who grants the fruits of worldly enjoyment and liberation to all beings,' as a devotional offering.

What is the significance of 'Namaste Vishwanathaya'?

It means 'Greetings to the Lord of the Universe,' acknowledging the divine's universal presence and control.

What does 'Raksha Raksha Mahadeva Kshamasva Karunalaya' translate to?

It translates to 'Protect, protect, O Great God, forgive me, O abode of compassion,' seeking divine protection and forgiveness.

Where is this prayer (stotram) found?

This stotram is found in the Skanda Purana, Suta Samhita, Shiva Mahatmya Khanda, chapter three, in the conversation between Nandishvara and Vishnu.

śrī śiva pratipādana stōtram

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Shiv Stotra

dēvā ūcuḥ |
namastē dēvadēvēśa namastē karuṇālaya |
namastē sarvajantūnāṁ bhuktimuktiphalaprada || 1 ||

namastē sarvalōkānāṁ sr̥ṣṭisthityantakāraṇa |
namastē bhavabhītānāṁ bhavabhītivimardana || 2 ||

namastē vēdavēdāntairarcanīya dvijōttamaiḥ |
namastē śūlahastāya namastē vahnipāṇayē || 3 ||

namastē viśvanāthāya namastē viśvayōnayē |
namastē nīlakaṇṭhāya namastē kr̥ttivāsasē || 4 ||

namastē sōmarūpāya namastē sūryarūpiṇē |
namastē vahnirūpāya namastē jalarūpiṇē || 5 ||

namastē bhūmirūpāya namastē vāyumūrtayē |
namastē vyōmarūpāya namastē hyātmarūpiṇē || 6 ||

namastē satyarūpaya namastē:’satyarūpiṇē |
namastē bōdharūpāya namastē:’bōdharūpiṇē || 7 ||

namastē sukharūpaya namastē:’sukharūpiṇē |
namastē pūrṇarūpāya namastē:’pūrṇarūpiṇē || 8 ||

namastē brahmarūpāya namastē:’brahmarūpiṇē |
namastē jīvarūpāya namastē:’jīvarūpiṇē || 9 ||

namastē vyaktarūpāya namastē:’vyaktarūpiṇē |
namastē śabdarūpāya namastē:’śabdarūpiṇē || 10 ||

namastē sparśarūpāya namastē:’sparśarūpiṇē |
namastē rūparūpāya namastē:’rūparūpiṇē || 11 ||

namastē rasarūpāya namastē:’rasarūpiṇē |
namastē gandharūpāya namastē:’gandharūpiṇē || 12 ||

namastē dēharūpāya namastē:’dēharūpiṇē |
namastē prāṇarūpāya namastē:’prāṇarūpiṇē || 13 ||

namastē śrōtrarūpāya namastē:’śrōtrarūpiṇē |
namastē tvaksvarūpāya namastē:’tvaksvarūpiṇē || 14 ||

namastē dr̥ṣṭirūpāya namastē:’dr̥ṣṭirūpiṇē |
namastē rasanārūpa namastē:’rasanātmanē || 15 ||

namastē ghrāṇarūpāya namastē:’ghrāṇarūpiṇē |
namastē pādarūpāya namastē:’pādarūpiṇē || 16 ||

namastē pāṇirūpāya namastē:’pāṇirūpiṇē |
namastē vāksvarūpāya namastē:’vāksvarūpiṇē || 17 ||

namastē liṅgarūpāya namastē:’liṅgarūpiṇē |
namastē pāyurūpāya namastē:’pāyurūpiṇē || 18 ||

namastē cittarūpāya namastē:’cittarūpiṇē |
namastē mātr̥rūpāya namastē:’mātr̥rūpiṇē || 19 ||

namastē mānarūpāya namastē:’mānarūpiṇē |
namastē mēyarūpāya namastē:’mēyarūpiṇē || 20 ||

namastē mitirūpāya namastē:’mitirūpiṇē |
namastē sarvarūpāya namastē:’sarvarūpiṇē || 21 ||

rakṣa rakṣa mahādēva kṣamasva karuṇālaya |
bhaktacittasamāsīna brahmaviṣṇuśivātmaka || 22 ||

iti śrīskāndapurāṇē sūtasaṁhitāyāṁ śivamāhātmyakhaṇḍē tr̥tīyō:’dhyāyē nandīśvaraviṣṇusaṁvādē īśvarapratipādana stōtram |

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