Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60

शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”

Devanagari script

शंभुमस्तौन्महाप्रीत्या सामरो हि मया हरिः । तत्र स्थितो मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वलोकप्रभुं हरम्

Transliteration

śaṃbhumastaunmahāprītyā sāmaro hi mayā hariḥ | tatra sthito muniśreṣṭha sarvalokaprabhuṃ haram

Translation

โอ้มุนีผู้ประเสริฐ ข้าพเจ้า—พระหริ (วิษณุ)—ได้สรรเสริญพระศัมภุด้วยความปีติยิ่ง พร้อมบทสวดสาเมท. ยืนอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น ข้าพเจ้าได้สดุดีพระหระ ผู้เป็นเจ้าเหนือโลกทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• शम्भुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अस्तौन्: praised
• अस्तौन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• महाप्रीत्या: with great delight
• महाप्रीत्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक: महा + प्रीति)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• सामरः: together with the gods
• सामरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सामर (प्रातिपदिक: स + अमर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (हरिः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/बल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• स्थितः: stood / remained
• स्थितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (हरिः)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनिश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनिश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक: मुनि + श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वलोकप्रभुम्: the lord of all worlds
• सर्वलोकप्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोकप्रभु (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + लोक + प्रभु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरम्: Hara (Śiva)
• हरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सर्वलोकप्रभुम्) इति विशेष्य

Speaker

Vishnu (Hari)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva (Hara/Śambhu) as the Sarvalokaprabhu—the supreme Lord of all worlds—whom even Hari (Viṣṇu) reverently praises, highlighting bhakti and humility as core Shaiva virtues leading toward grace and liberation.

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

By praising Śambhu through Vedic hymns, the verse supports saguna-upāsanā—devotional worship of Śiva with attributes—often expressed in the Purāṇa through stuti before the Liṅga or the manifest form of Śiva, affirming that sincere praise invokes Śiva’s anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily stuti and japa: recite Śiva-stotras or Vedic-inspired praises and pair them with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating heartfelt devotion (mahāprīti) as the inner offering.