Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60
शिवविहारवर्णनम् (Śivavihāra-varṇana) — “Description of Śiva’s Divine Pastimes/Sojourn”
शंभुमस्तौन्महाप्रीत्या सामरो हि मया हरिः । तत्र स्थितो मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वलोकप्रभुं हरम्
śaṃbhumastaunmahāprītyā sāmaro hi mayā hariḥ | tatra sthito muniśreṣṭha sarvalokaprabhuṃ haram
Hỡi bậc hiền thánh tối thượng, ta—Hari (Viṣṇu)—đã dùng các thánh ca Sāma mà tán dương Śambhu với niềm hoan hỷ lớn lao. Đứng tại đó, ta ca ngợi Hara, Chúa tể và Chủ nhân của mọi thế giới.
Vishnu (Hari)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
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.
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).
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.