Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17

देवाः वैकुण्ठगमनम् तथा विष्णोः अवतारस्तुतिः | Devas Go to Vaikuṇṭha and Praise Viṣṇu’s Avatāras

Devanagari script

आर्तिहंत्रे स्वदासानां सुखदाय शुभाय च । पीताम्बराय हरये तार्क्ष्ययानाय ते नमः । सर्वक्रियायैककर्त्रे शरण्याय नमोनमः

Transliteration

ārtihaṃtre svadāsānāṃ sukhadāya śubhāya ca | pītāmbarāya haraye tārkṣyayānāya te namaḥ | sarvakriyāyaikakartre śaraṇyāya namonamaḥ

Translation

Salutations à Toi—toi qui ôtes les afflictions de tes propres serviteurs, toi qui accordes bonheur et auspice; à Hari vêtu de jaune, monté sur Tārkṣya (Garuḍa). Salutations encore et encore à l’unique auteur de tous les actes, refuge de ceux qui cherchent protection.

Word by Word

• आर्तिहन्त्रे: to the remover of distress
• आर्तिहन्त्रे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्ति-हन्त्र् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: आर्तेः हन्ता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वदासानाम्: of (your) own servants/devotees
• स्वदासानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: स्वः दासः (कर्मधारय: ‘one’s own servant/devotee’); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुखदाय: to the giver of happiness
• सुखदाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सुखं ददाति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभाय: to the auspicious one
• शुभाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• पीताम्बराय: to the yellow-robed one
• पीताम्बराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत-अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: पीतम् अम्बरम् यस्य (कर्मधारय: ‘yellow-garmented’); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरये: to Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तार्क्ष्ययानाय: to him whose vehicle is Tārkṣya (Garuḍa)
• तार्क्ष्ययानाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार्क्ष्य-यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तार्क्ष्यस्य (गरुडस्य) यानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/To you)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya-phala (क्रियाफल/Salutation act)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वक्रियाय: to (the lord of) all actions
• सर्वक्रियाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सर्वाः क्रियाः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव) ‘all actions’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (क्रिया), चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एककर्त्रे: to the sole doer
• एककर्त्रे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक-कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: एकः कर्ता (कर्मधारय); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• शरण्याय: to the refuge-giver / worthy of refuge
• शरण्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya-phala (क्रियाफल/Salutation act)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Kriya-phala (क्रियाफल/Salutation act)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya, presenting a hymn of praise within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

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

It teaches śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): the Divine protects devotees by removing distress and granting auspicious well-being, while remaining the inner agent behind all sacred and worldly actions.

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

Though addressed to Hari in saguna form (pītāmbara, Garuḍa-rider), the Shiva Purana often frames devotion as one-pointed surrender to the Supreme Lord; for Shaiva Siddhānta, such praise supports bhakti that culminates in grace (anugraha) and steadfast worship of Shiva/Śiva-liṅga as the ultimate refuge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily stotra-japa with a refuge-intent (śaraṇāgati-bhāva)—reciting the verse before pūjā, alongside Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra/Rudrākṣa observances for protection and auspiciousness.