Shloka 21

उमास्वयंवरः / भवोद्वाहः, गणसमागमः, अविमुक्तक्षेत्रमाहात्म्यम्, तथा विनायक-उत्पत्तिसूचना

Devanagari script

संनामश् च शतेनैव कुमुदः कोटिभिस् तथा अमोघः कोकिलश्चैव कोटिकोट्या सुमन्त्रकः

Transliteration

saṃnāmaś ca śatenaiva kumudaḥ koṭibhis tathā amoghaḥ kokilaścaiva koṭikoṭyā sumantrakaḥ

Translation

هو سَمْنَامَ (Saṃnāma) يُمَجَّدُ بالمئة، وكُمُدَ (Kumuda) تُقَدَّمُ له العبادة بالملايين، وأَمُوغَهَ (Amogha) الذي لا تخيب نعمته، وكُوكِلَ (Kokila) عذبُ الصوت في الكشف، وسُومَنْتْرَكَ (Sumantraka) الذي يُستَدعى بمانتراتٍ مباركةٍ من كُرورٍ لا تُحصى.

Word by Word

• संनाम (saṃnāma): the One of true/complete names, rightly praised

• च (ca): and

• शतेन (śatena): by a hundred (fold/praisers)

• एव (eva): indeed

• कुमुदः (kumudaḥ): Kumuda, lotus-like/joy-giving

• कोटिभिः (koṭibhiḥ): by crores/millions

• तथा (tathā): likewise

• अमोघः (amoghaḥ): unfailing, never-fruitless

• कोकिलः (kokilaḥ): cuckoo-like, sweet-voiced/pleasant-sounding

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• कोटिकोट्या (koṭi-koṭyā): by crores upon crores

• सुमन्त्रकः (sumantrakaḥ): the Lord of auspicious mantras, bestower of right mantra.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Linga-worship as Nama-upasana: by repeating Shiva’s names—especially those indicating unfailing grace (Amogha) and mantra-lordship (Sumantraka)—the devotee approaches the Pati through sound (mantra) and devotion (bhakti).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is presented as Amogha—his śakti and anugraha (liberating grace) never become fruitless; he is also Sumantraka, the ground of mantra through which the bound pashu is led beyond pāśa (bondage) toward union with the Pati.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nama-japa and mantra-sādhana are implied: reciting the Sahasranama as a disciplined practice supports Pashupata-oriented purification of mind and speech, making worship effective and spiritually transformative.