Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 28

गृहस्थ-जीवनसंस्काराः तथा पुत्रजन्म-शुभलक्षणवर्णनम् / Household Saṃskāras and the Auspicious Portents of a Son’s Birth

Devanagari script

अहो रूपमहो तेजस्त्वहो सर्वांगलक्षणम् । अहो शुचिष्मती भाग्यमाविरासीत्स्वयं हरः

Transliteration

aho rūpamaho tejastvaho sarvāṃgalakṣaṇam | aho śuciṣmatī bhāgyamāvirāsītsvayaṃ haraḥ

Translation

啊！何等奇妙的圣相！啊！何等炽盛的神辉！诚然，周身诸肢皆具圆满吉祥之相！啊，真是奇迹——此福缘何其清净而蒙祝：哈罗（湿婆）亲自现身。

Word by Word

• aho: oh! alas!/indeed!
• aho: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार-अव्यय (interjection/exclamation)

• rūpam: form, beauty
• rūpam: Karma/Predicate (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• aho: oh!
• aho: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार-अव्यय (interjection)

• tejaḥ: splendour, radiance
• tejaḥ: Karma/Predicate (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• tu: and/but/indeed
• tu: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे (but/indeed)

• aho: oh!
• aho: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार-अव्यय (interjection)

• sarvāṅga-lakṣaṇam: mark(s) of all limbs; complete auspicious features
• sarvāṅga-lakṣaṇam: Karma/Predicate (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषाम् अङ्गानां लक्षणम् (genitive determinative)

• aho: oh!
• aho: Sambodhana/Exclamation (सम्बोधन/उद्गार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aho (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्गार-अव्यय (interjection)

• śuciṣmatī: pure, radiant, splendid
• śuciṣmatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of bhāgyam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuciṣmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nom., Singular)

• bhāgyam: fortune, good luck
• bhāgyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom., Singular)

• āvirāsīt: appeared, manifested
• āvirāsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Aorist, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• svayam: by himself; personally
• svayam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), स्वयमेव (by oneself)

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nom., Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the wonder expressed by the onlookers within the Shatarudra narrative)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadashiva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: aho rūpam aho tejas tv aho sarvāṃgalakṣaṇam | aho śuciṣmatī bhāgyam āvirāsīt svayaṃ haraḥ

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It celebrates Shiva’s direct self-manifestation (svayam Haraḥ) and teaches that divine darśana is both purifying (śuci) and a rare grace (bhāgya), awakening bhakti through recognition of His auspicious marks and radiance.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva—Hara appearing with perceivable form and tejas—affirming that devotees may approach the transcendent (Nirguna) through tangible revelation, whether as the Linga (icon of presence) or as a manifest divine form granting darśana.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is darśana-bhāvanā: contemplate Shiva’s tejas and auspicious form while repeating the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” cultivating purity and gratitude for His grace.