Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मोवाच । देवदेव रमानाथ मद्वार्तां शृणु मानद । श्रुत्वा च करुणां कृत्वा हर दुःखं कमावह

Transliteration

brahmovāca | devadeva ramānātha madvārtāṃ śṛṇu mānada | śrutvā ca karuṇāṃ kṛtvā hara duḥkhaṃ kamāvaha

Translation

Брахма сказал: «О Бог богов, о Владыка Рамы (Лакшми), о дарующий честь, выслушай мою весть. Услышав, яви сострадание, о Хара; устрани скорбь и даруй желаемое.»

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• devadeva: O god of gods
• devadeva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘deva among devas’)

• ramānātha: O lord of Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• ramānātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramā + nātha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ramāyāḥ nāthaḥ)

• mat: my
• mat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति-एकवचनस्य रूपम् (enclitic genitive) = ‘my’

• vārtām: message/news
• vārtām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārttā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śṛṇu: hear/listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• mānada: O bestower of honour
• mānada: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण संबोधनम् (‘giver of honour’)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) = ‘having heard’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• karuṇām: compassion
• karuṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karuṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक (compassion as an object/attitude)

• kṛtvā: having shown/made
• kṛtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) = ‘having done/made’

• hara: remove/take away
• hara: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• duḥkham: sorrow
• duḥkham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kāmāvaha: O fulfiller/bringer of desires
• kāmāvaha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmāvaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-सदृशः (kāmān āvahati iti) ‘bringer of desires’ (epithet)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Lakshmi
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It portrays the Shaiva Siddhanta emphasis on Śiva as Pati—the compassionate Lord who, when approached with humility, removes duḥkha (bondage-born sorrow) and grants auspicious fulfillment through grace (anugraha).

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

The prayer addresses Śiva personally as Hara, highlighting Saguna worship—devotees petition the manifest Lord for mercy and relief; in Linga worship the same attitude is expressed through offering, prayer, and surrender to Shiva’s presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is devotional supplication (prārthanā) with compassion-seeking: recite the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and mentally request Hara to remove duḥkha while cultivating humility and reverence.