Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

विष्णोर्दर्शनं स्तुतिश्च

Viṣṇu’s Manifestation and Brahmā’s Hymn

Devanagari script

अस्तवं च शुभस्तोत्रैर्दीनवाक्यसमन्वितैः । तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवानाशु बभूवाविर्हि मे पुरा

Transliteration

astavaṃ ca śubhastotrairdīnavākyasamanvitaiḥ | tacchrutvā bhagavānāśu babhūvāvirhi me purā

Translation

นางสรรเสริญพระองค์ด้วยบทสวดมงคล พร้อมถ้อยคำอ่อนน้อมและวิงวอน ครั้นพระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงสดับแล้ว ก็ทรงปรากฏโดยเร็ว—ดังที่เคยเกิดแก่ข้าพเจ้าในกาลก่อน

Word by Word

• अस्तवम्: a hymn of praise
• अस्तवम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'a hymn/praise'

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुभस्तोत्रैः: with auspicious hymns
• शुभस्तोत्रैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ + स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (शुभं स्तोत्रम्)

• दीनवाक्यसमन्वितैः: accompanied by humble words
• दीनवाक्यसमन्वितैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीन + वाक्य + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तृतीया-बहुवचन विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (दीनानि वाक्यानि येषु तैः समन्वितैः)

• तत्: that (speech/hymn)
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having heard'

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: शीघ्रवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• बभूव: became/appeared
• बभूव: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आविः: manifest
• आविः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आविः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रादुर्भाववाचक-अव्यय (adverb: manifest, openly)

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Particle/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• मे: for me / of me
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (enclitic)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: क्रियाविशेषण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly/once)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sati

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva as Pati (the gracious Lord) who responds to sincere bhakti—when praise is offered with humility, divine grace quickly removes distance and makes the Lord ‘manifest’ to the devotee.

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā: through stotra and heartfelt words, the devotee relates to Śiva in a personal, accessible form—just as the Liṅga and other worship-forms make the transcendent Lord approachable through devotion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Stotra-japa with dainya (humble surrender) is implied—reciting Śiva hymns alongside the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” with a prayerful attitude, is the practical takeaway.