Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35

रुद्र-विष्णोः ऐकत्व-उपदेशः तथा धर्म-आज्ञा

Instruction on Rudra–Viṣṇu Unity and Divine Injunctions

Devanagari script

आदिश्य विविधान्धर्मान्सर्वदुःखहरो हरः । ददौ वराननेकांश्चावयोर्हितचिकीर्षया

Transliteration

ādiśya vividhāndharmānsarvaduḥkhaharo haraḥ | dadau varānanekāṃścāvayorhitacikīrṣayā

Translation

Hara—qui enlève toute souffrance—après nous avoir instruits en divers dharmas, nous accorda aussi de nombreuses grâces, voulant accomplir ce qui est salutaire pour nous deux.

Word by Word

• आदिश्य: having instructed
• आदिश्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); "having instructed/commanded"

• विविधान्: various
• विविधान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of "धर्मान्")

• धर्मान्: duties/dharmas
• धर्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्व-दुःख-हरः: remover of all sorrow
• सर्व-दुःख-हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: सर्वं दुःखं हरति इति

• हरः: Hara (Shiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अनेकान्: many
• अनेकान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of "वरान्")

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आवयोः: of us two
• आवयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• हित-चिकीर्षया: with the intention of (our) welfare
• हित-चिकीर्षया: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक) + चिकीर्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: हितं चिकीर्षा (हितं कर्तुम् इच्छा)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Śiva as Sarva-duḥkha-hara: He first establishes dharma (right conduct and discipline) and then bestows grace (vara). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, right living and devotion prepare the soul (paśu) to receive the Lord’s liberating compassion (pati-anugraha).

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

By naming Him Hara, the text emphasizes Saguna Śiva’s accessible, compassionate role: He teaches practical dharma and grants boons to devotees. Linga worship similarly approaches Śiva as the gracious Lord who removes suffering and guides the devotee from worldly aims toward higher good.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is to follow Śiva’s dharma-upadeśa with regular worship: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), simple abhiṣeka to the Śiva-liṅga, and a disciplined life of purity—so that His grace (vara) may bear fruit.