Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13

शिवदूतस्य शङ्खचूडकुलप्रवेशः — The Śiva-Envoy’s Entry into Śaṅkhacūḍa’s City

Devanagari script

हरोऽस्मि सर्वदेवेभ्यो ह्यभयं दत्तवानहम् । खलदंडधरोऽहं वै शरणागतवत्सलः

Transliteration

haro'smi sarvadevebhyo hyabhayaṃ dattavānaham | khaladaṃḍadharo'haṃ vai śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ

Translation

میں ہَر (شیو) ہوں؛ میں نے سب دیوتاؤں کو بے خوفی عطا کی ہے۔ میں بدکاروں کو سزا دینے والا دَند دھاری ہوں، اور پناہ لینے والوں پر ہمیشہ مہربان ہوں۔

Word by Word

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• asmi: am
• asmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarva-devebhyaḥ: from all the gods
• sarva-devebhyaḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + deva (देव, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधानार्थ/हेतौ (indeed/for)

• abhayam: fearlessness; safety
• abhayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• dattavān: having given
• dattavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु) + kta-vat (क्तवत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्तवत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; परस्मैपद-कर्तरि प्रयोग (agentive perfect participle)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• khala-daṇḍa-dharaḥ: bearer of punishment for the wicked
• khala-daṇḍa-dharaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khala (खल, प्रातिपदिक) + daṇḍa (दण्ड, प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (धर, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (खलानां दण्डः तं धरतीति)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• śaraṇāgata-vatsalaḥ: affectionate to those who seek refuge
• śaraṇāgata-vatsalaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaraṇa (शरण, प्रातिपदिक) + āgata (आगत, कृदन्त) + vatsala (वत्सल, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (शरणं आगतानां वत्सलः)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Hara)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Hara)
• Devas (all gods)

FAQs

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

The verse presents Śiva as both compassionate refuge (anugraha) and righteous regulator (nigraha): He removes fear for those aligned with dharma and grants saving grace to the surrendered, while restraining adharma by punishing the wicked.

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

As Saguna Śiva, Hara is approached as the personal Lord who protects the devotee and upholds cosmic order. Linga-worship embodies this accessible presence—devotees seek abhaya and grace through devotion, offerings, and surrender to the Lord represented by the Linga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice śaraṇāgati with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), praying for abhaya; support it with simple Shiva-upāsanā such as applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining a vow of non-harm and truthfulness to align with dharma.