Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/31

अथ प्रसन्नो भगवान्महेशः परमेश्वरः ।। दिव्यं शब्दमयं रूपमाख्याय प्रहसन्स्थितः ।। ३१ ।।

sanskrit

Thereafter, the lord Śiva was pleased. Revealing his form embedded in letters He laughingly stood before us.

english translation

atha prasanno bhagavAnmahezaH paramezvaraH || divyaM zabdamayaM rUpamAkhyAya prahasansthitaH || 31 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/32

अकारस्तस्य मूर्द्धा हि ललाटो दीर्घ उच्यते ।। इकारो दक्षिणं नेत्रमीकारो वामलोचनम् ।।३२।।।।

sanskrit

The short letter “A” is His head. The long letter “A” is His forehead. The letter “I” is His right eye and the letter “Ī” His left eye.

english translation

akArastasya mUrddhA hi lalATo dIrgha ucyate || ikAro dakSiNaM netramIkAro vAmalocanam ||32||||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/33

उकारो दक्षिणं श्रोत्रमूकारो वाम उच्यते ।। ऋकारो दक्षिणं तस्य कपोलं परमेष्ठिनः ।।३३।।

sanskrit

The letter “U” is His right ear and the letter “Ū” His left ear. The letter “Ṛ” is the right cheek of that great lord.

english translation

ukAro dakSiNaM zrotramUkAro vAma ucyate || RkAro dakSiNaM tasya kapolaM parameSThinaH ||33||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/34

वामं कपोलमूकारो लृ लॄ नासापुटे उभे।। एकारश्चोष्ठ ऊर्द्ध्वश्च ह्यैकारस्त्वधरो विभोः ।।३४।।

sanskrit

“Ṝ” is His left cheek. The two letters “ḷ” “ḹ”, are His nostrils. The letter “E” is His upper lip and the letter “AI” is His lower lip.

english translation

vAmaM kapolamUkAro lR lRR nAsApuTe ubhe|| ekArazcoSTha Urddhvazca hyaikArastvadharo vibhoH ||34||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/35

ओकारश्च तथौकारो दन्तपंक्तिद्वयं क्रमात् ।। अमस्तु तालुनी तस्य देवदेवस्य शूलिनः ।।३५।।

sanskrit

The letter “O” and the letter “AU” are respectively the two rows of his teeth. The letters “AṂ” and “AḤ” [Anusvāra and Visarga] are his palates.

english translation

okArazca tathaukAro dantapaMktidvayaM kramAt || amastu tAlunI tasya devadevasya zUlinaH ||35||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/31

अथ प्रसन्नो भगवान्महेशः परमेश्वरः ।। दिव्यं शब्दमयं रूपमाख्याय प्रहसन्स्थितः ।। ३१ ।।

sanskrit

Thereafter, the lord Śiva was pleased. Revealing his form embedded in letters He laughingly stood before us.

english translation

atha prasanno bhagavAnmahezaH paramezvaraH || divyaM zabdamayaM rUpamAkhyAya prahasansthitaH || 31 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/32

अकारस्तस्य मूर्द्धा हि ललाटो दीर्घ उच्यते ।। इकारो दक्षिणं नेत्रमीकारो वामलोचनम् ।।३२।।।।

sanskrit

The short letter “A” is His head. The long letter “A” is His forehead. The letter “I” is His right eye and the letter “Ī” His left eye.

english translation

akArastasya mUrddhA hi lalATo dIrgha ucyate || ikAro dakSiNaM netramIkAro vAmalocanam ||32||||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/33

उकारो दक्षिणं श्रोत्रमूकारो वाम उच्यते ।। ऋकारो दक्षिणं तस्य कपोलं परमेष्ठिनः ।।३३।।

sanskrit

The letter “U” is His right ear and the letter “Ū” His left ear. The letter “Ṛ” is the right cheek of that great lord.

english translation

ukAro dakSiNaM zrotramUkAro vAma ucyate || RkAro dakSiNaM tasya kapolaM parameSThinaH ||33||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/34

वामं कपोलमूकारो लृ लॄ नासापुटे उभे।। एकारश्चोष्ठ ऊर्द्ध्वश्च ह्यैकारस्त्वधरो विभोः ।।३४।।

sanskrit

“Ṝ” is His left cheek. The two letters “ḷ” “ḹ”, are His nostrils. The letter “E” is His upper lip and the letter “AI” is His lower lip.

english translation

vAmaM kapolamUkAro lR lRR nAsApuTe ubhe|| ekArazcoSTha Urddhvazca hyaikArastvadharo vibhoH ||34||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/8/35

ओकारश्च तथौकारो दन्तपंक्तिद्वयं क्रमात् ।। अमस्तु तालुनी तस्य देवदेवस्य शूलिनः ।।३५।।

sanskrit

The letter “O” and the letter “AU” are respectively the two rows of his teeth. The letters “AṂ” and “AḤ” [Anusvāra and Visarga] are his palates.

english translation

okArazca tathaukAro dantapaMktidvayaM kramAt || amastu tAlunI tasya devadevasya zUlinaH ||35||

hk transliteration by Sanscript