Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28

देवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Deva-stuti-varṇana) — “Description of the Gods’ Hymn/Praise”

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ते च तदा तेन हरिणा प्रभविष्णुना । तथा देवाः पुनश्चक्रुर्हरस्याराधनं मुने

Transliteration

ityukte ca tadā tena hariṇā prabhaviṣṇunā | tathā devāḥ punaścakrurharasyārādhanaṃ mune

Translation

当哈利——威力无边的毗湿奴——说出那番话后，噢圣贤，诸天便依其所示，再次开始礼敬哈罗（湿婆）。

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• ukte: when (it) was said
• ukte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरणम्/locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kridanta, past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), Locative singular (7th/सप्तमी), Neuter; ‘when it was said’ (उक्ते सति)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय-बोधक)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of time (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• tena: by him
• tena: Karaṇa (करणम्/instrument/agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Instrumental singular (3rd/तृतीया), Masculine/Neuter

• hariṇā: by Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariṇā: Karaṇa (करणम्/agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (हरि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental singular (3rd/तृतीया), proper noun

• prabhaviṣṇunā: mighty/powerful
• prabhaviṣṇunā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental singular (3rd/तृतीया); adjective qualifying ‘hariṇā’

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Prakāra (प्रकार/ manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (तथा-प्रकारवाचक)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (देव प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative plural (1st/प्रथमा)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक)

• cakruḥ: did/performed
• cakruḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• harasya: of Hara (Śiva)
• harasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (हर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive singular (6th/षष्ठी)

• ārādhanaṃ: worship/propitiation
• ārādhanaṃ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārādhana (आराधन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative singular (2nd/द्वितीया)

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (मुनि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative singular (8th/सम्बोधन)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights that even the devas rely on Hara’s grace: when guided by right understanding (here, through Viṣṇu’s counsel), they return to Śiva’s ārādhana, affirming bhakti and surrender as the decisive means to restoration and protection.

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

The verse explicitly points to ārādhana of Hara—devotional propitiation of Saguna Śiva—commonly expressed in Purāṇic practice through Liṅga-pūjā, abhiṣeka, and mantra-japa as accessible forms for divine grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to resume disciplined Śiva-ārādhana: daily mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with simple Liṅga worship/abhiṣeka; if following Śaiva markers, one may add bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as supportive observances.