Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

हरिराकर्ण्य तत्स्तोत्रं सुप्रसन्न उवाच माम् । दुःखहा निजभक्तानां ब्रह्माणं शरणं गतम्

Transliteration

harirākarṇya tatstotraṃ suprasanna uvāca mām | duḥkhahā nijabhaktānāṃ brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ gatam

Translation

その讃歌を聞いたハリ（ヴィシュヌ）は大いに歓喜し、私に告げた。「我は我が信奉者の憂いを除く者である。ブラフマーよ、帰依して来た汝よ—願いを述べよ。」

Word by Word

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• ākarṇya: having heard
• ākarṇya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + karṇ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having heard’

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम् to ‘stotram’

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• suprasannaḥ: very pleased
• suprasannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); कर्मधारयः: ‘su-prasannaḥ’ = very pleased

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• mām: to me/me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमपुरुष-प्रयोगे (1st person pronoun), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• duḥkhahā: remover of sorrow
• duḥkhahā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha + han (प्रातिपदिक; from √han)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (upapada tatpuruṣa) with कृदन्त: ‘duḥkhaṃ hanti’ = remover of sorrow

• nija: own
• nija: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen. 6), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषणम् to ‘bhaktānām’

• bhaktānām: of devotees
• bhaktānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen. 6), बहुवचन (pl.)

• brahmāṇam: Brahmā
• brahmāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); (as goal)

• gatam: gone (having approached)
• gatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); agrees with ‘brahmāṇam’ by sense: ‘(him) who has gone’ (accusative in apposition)

Speaker

Hari (Vishnu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a jyotirliṅga episode; the verse depicts śaraṇāgati: Brahmā approaches Viṣṇu as refuge after offering a stotra, highlighting the Purāṇic ethic that devas too seek higher support when afflicted.

Significance: Models the bhakta’s approach: stuti → prasāda → compassionate response; encourages devotees to seek divine help with humility and praise.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and the Lord’s grace: the Divine responds to sincere devotion and removes the devotee’s distress—an essential doorway to inner purification that supports Shaiva pursuit of liberation.

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

Though Hari speaks here, the Sati-khaṇḍa context emphasizes that hymns, devotion, and surrender are valid Saguna approaches; such bhakti naturally matures into reverence for Śiva’s manifest presence—classically centered on Liṅga worship in the Shiva Purana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recitation of stotra with focused devotion and an attitude of surrender is implied; as a Shaiva takeaway, pair it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and prayer for removal of duḥkha (inner suffering).