Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 62

शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”

Devanagari script

इत्यादि संस्तुवञ् शंभुं बहुधा सोमरैर्मया । रुरोदाति हरिस्तत्र तारकार्तैर्मुनीश्वर

Transliteration

ityādi saṃstuvañ śaṃbhuṃ bahudhā somarairmayā | rurodāti haristatra tārakārtairmunīśvara

Translation

So pries ich Śambhu auf vielerlei Weise mit diesen von mir verfassten göttlichen Hymnen; dort begann Hari (Viṣṇu) zu weinen, o Herr der Weisen, bedrängt vom Leid durch Tārakas Quälerei.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: None (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• आदि: and so on
• आदि: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: आदिशब्दः ‘etc.’ अर्थे अव्ययवत् (indeclinable-like)

• संस्तुवन्: praising
• संस्तुवन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग) → संस्तुवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• बहुधा: in many ways
• बहुधा: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• सोमरैः: by the Soma-ones (Soma-deities/attendants)
• सोमरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• रुरोद: wept
• रुरोद: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अति: exceedingly
• अति: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (intensifier/adverb)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• तारक-आर्तैः: because of the Tāraka-afflicted (sages)
• तारक-आर्तैः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तारकेन आर्ताः/तारकार्ताः), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; हेतु/सहकारिभाव

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मुनीनां ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating to a sage addressed as munīśvara, within the Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Tāraka

FAQs

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

It shows that even Hari (Viṣṇu) seeks Śambhu as the supreme refuge (Pati) in times of overwhelming affliction, emphasizing bhakti, surrender, and Shiva’s lordship as the remover of cosmic suffering.

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

The act of praising Śambhu “in many ways” reflects Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through name, form, and hymn; such stuti commonly culminates in Linga-worship as the accessible, grace-bestowing manifestation of the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stotra-japa and heartfelt śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) are implied—reciting Shiva hymns or the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion, especially during hardship, as a direct Shaiva practice.