Shloka 28
गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth
अहो रूपमहो तेजस्त्वहो सर्वांगलक्षणम् । अहो शुचिष्मती भाग्यमाविरासीत्स्वयं हरः
aho rūpamaho tejastvaho sarvāṃgalakṣaṇam | aho śuciṣmatī bhāgyamāvirāsītsvayaṃ haraḥ
അഹോ! എത്ര അത്ഭുതമായ രൂപം, അഹോ! എത്ര തേജസ്! സത്യമായി, ഓരോ അവയവത്തിലും മംഗലലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ! അഹോ, എത്ര ശുദ്ധവും ധന്യവുമായ സൗഭാഗ്യം—സ്വയം ഹരൻ പ്രത്യക്ഷനായി।
Suta Goswami (narrating the wonder expressed by the onlookers within the Shatarudra narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadashiva
Mantra: aho rūpam aho tejas tv aho sarvāṃgalakṣaṇam | aho śuciṣmatī bhāgyam āvirāsīt svayaṃ haraḥ
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It celebrates Shiva’s direct self-manifestation (svayam Haraḥ) and teaches that divine darśana is both purifying (śuci) and a rare grace (bhāgya), awakening bhakti through recognition of His auspicious marks and radiance.
The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Hara appearing with perceivable form and tejas—affirming that devotees may approach the transcendent (Nirguna) through tangible revelation, whether as the Linga (icon of presence) or as a manifest divine form granting darśana.
A practical takeaway is darśana-bhāvanā: contemplate Shiva’s tejas and auspicious form while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating purity and gratitude for His grace.