Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 8

हिरण्यनेत्रस्य तपः — Hiraṇyanetra’s Austerity and the Boon

Devanagari script

ततः स दृष्टस्त्रिदशालयैर्जनैः सुविस्मितैर्भीतियुतैस्समस्तैः । अथामरैश्शीघ्रतरं प्रसादितो बभूव धाता नुतिभिर्नुतो हि

Transliteration

tataḥ sa dṛṣṭastridaśālayairjanaiḥ suvismitairbhītiyutaissamastaiḥ | athāmaraiśśīghrataraṃ prasādito babhūva dhātā nutibhirnuto hi

Translation

Sau đó, khi Đấng Sáng Tạo (Dhātā, Brahmā) được nhìn thấy bởi những cư dân trên thiên giới—các vị thần và tiên nhân—tất cả họ đều kinh ngạc và sợ hãi tột độ; các vị bất tử nhanh chóng tìm cách xoa dịu Ngài; và Brahmā thực sự đã trở nên nhân từ, khi được ca ngợi bằng những bài thánh ca tôn kính.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/हेतु-अव्यय (adverb: ‘then/thereupon/from that’)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dṛṣṭaḥ: was seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

• tridaśālaya-janaḥ: by the people of the abode of the gods
• tridaśālaya-janaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa + ālaya + jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural) — in verse as plural: tridaśālaya-janaḥ → tridaśālaya-janaiḥ (instrumental plural)

• tridaśālaya-janaiḥ: by the residents of the gods' abode
• tridaśālaya-janaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa + ālaya + jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• su-vismitaiḥ: very astonished
• su-vismitaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + vismita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (Adjective)

• bhīti-yutaiḥ: endowed with fear
• bhīti-yutaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīti + yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (Adjective)

• samastaiḥ: all (of them)
• samastaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (Adjective)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (निपात/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-निपात (sequencing particle: ‘then/now’)

• amaraiḥ: by the immortals (gods)
• amaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śīghra-taram: more quickly
• śīghra-taram: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial use of comparative), ‘more quickly’

• prasāditaḥ: was propitiated/pleased
• prasāditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ‘having been propitiated/pleased’

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• dhātā: the Creator (Dhātā/Brahmā)
• dhātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• nutibhiḥ: by praises
• nutibhiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nuti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• nutaḥ: praised
• nutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nu (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (निपात/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how awe and fear mature into surrender (stuti and namaskāra). In Shaiva understanding, humility and reverent praise purify the mind and restore harmony, preparing beings to align with divine order under Pati (the Supreme Lord).

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

Although the verse describes praise offered to Brahmā, the devotional principle is the same as Saguna Shiva worship: sincere stuti, reverence, and propitiation soften the heart and invite prasāda (grace). Such bhakti is foundational for approaching Shiva—whether as Linga (symbol of the Supreme) or as the personal Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily stotra-pāṭha and namaskāra with a calm, surrendered mind—optionally paired with japa of the Panchākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya")—seeking prasāda through humility rather than force.