Shloka 13

पुराणश्रवणप्रस्तावः

Prologue to the Recitation of the Śaiva Purāṇa

Devanagari script

रुद्रो हरिर्हरश्चैव तथान्ये च सुरेश्वराः । भक्त्या परमया तस्य नित्यं दर्शनकांक्षिणः

Transliteration

rudro harirharaścaiva tathānye ca sureśvarāḥ | bhaktyā paramayā tasya nityaṃ darśanakāṃkṣiṇaḥ

Translation

رُدر، ہری (وشنو)، ہر اور دیگر دیوتاؤں کے اِیشور—اُس کے لیے اعلیٰ ترین بھکتی کے ساتھ—ہمیشہ اُس کے درشن کے مشتاق رہتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• rudraḥ: Rudra
• rudraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: likewise/so)

• anye: others
• anye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• suraiśvarāḥ: lords of the gods
• suraiśvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive tatpuruṣa: 'lords of the gods')

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• paramayā: supreme
• paramayā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paramā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying bhaktyā)

• tasya: of him (Śiva)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative: 'always')

• darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ: desirous of (his) दर्शन
• darśana-kāṅkṣiṇaḥ: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक) + kāṅkṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (object-determinative: 'desiring darśana')

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: As Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha, Śiva is praised as the Lord of all worlds whose darśana is sought even by the highest devas; the verse aligns with Kāśī’s theme that all gods yearn for Viśveśvara’s vision.

Significance: Darśana of Viśveśvara is portrayed as the summit of devotion even for gods; for devotees it signifies access to Śiva’s saving presence and the ripening of bhakti toward liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Vishnu (Hari)
• Hara (Shiva)
• Devas (Sureśvaras)

FAQs

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

It teaches that the highest attainment is not status among gods but unwavering bhakti that yearns for Shiva’s darśana; even exalted deities remain seekers before the Supreme Pati.

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

The verse emphasizes darśana-centered devotion—classically fulfilled through Saguna worship such as Śiva-liṅga pūjā, where the devotee approaches Shiva as visibly present and grace-bestowing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate daily darśana-bhāva through liṅga abhiṣeka and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), maintaining a steady longing for Shiva’s presence.