Shloka 160

Devanagari script

रुद्राय रुद्रपतये रौद्रपापहराय ते नमः शिवाय सौम्याय रुद्रभक्ताय ते नमः

Transliteration

rudrāya rudrapataye raudrapāpaharāya te namaḥ śivāya saumyāya rudrabhaktāya te namaḥ

Translation

ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ในฐานะรุทระ ปติแห่งเหล่ารุทระ ผู้ขจัดบาปอันน่ากลัว ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์ในฐานะศิวะ ผู้เป็นมงคลและอ่อนโยน ผู้เป็นภักตะแห่งรุทระ

Word by Word

• रुद्राय: to Rudra

• रुद्रपतये: to the Lord of the Rudras

• रौद्रपापहराय: to the remover (hara) of fierce/terrible (raudra) sins (pāpa)

• ते: to You

• नमः: salutation

• शिवाय: to Śiva, the auspicious One

• सौम्याय: to the gentle, gracious One

• रुद्रभक्ताय: to the devotee/worshipper of Rudra

• ते: to You

• नमः: salutation

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating a received hymn within the Adhyaya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It functions as a namaskāra-mantra praising Śiva as the sin-destroying Pati; such stuti is used to purify the worshipper before (and during) liṅga-pūjā, aligning the paśu toward Śiva’s grace.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva-tattva is shown as both Rudra (the fierce purifier) and Śiva/Saumya (the auspicious, gracious Lord), indicating one Supreme Pati who removes pāpa and loosens pāśa to liberate the paśu.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Japa and stuti (repetition of divine names with namas) as a purificatory limb of pūjā and a Pāśupata-oriented inner discipline—turning the mind from bondage to surrender at the feet of Pati.