Shloka 102

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

सद्गतिः सिद्धिदः सिद्धिः सज्जातिः खलकंटकः । कलाधरो महाकालभूतः सत्यपरायणः

Transliteration

sadgatiḥ siddhidaḥ siddhiḥ sajjātiḥ khalakaṃṭakaḥ | kalādharo mahākālabhūtaḥ satyaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

Er ist die wahre Zuflucht und das höchste Ziel; der Spender der Siddhis und Er selbst ist Siddhi. Er verleiht edle Geburt und vernichtet den Dorn des Bösen. Er trägt die Mond-kalā; Er ist Mahā-Kāla, die Zeit, und der Grund aller Wesen, stets der Wahrheit zugewandt.

Word by Word

• सत्-गतिः: good course/destination
• सत्-गतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘good’ + ‘going/state’)

• सिद्धिदः: giver of accomplishment
• सिद्धिदः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त; √दा धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सिद्धिं ददाति: ‘giver of success’)

• सिद्धिः: accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्-जातिः: good birth/noble kind
• सत्-जातिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + जाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘good’ birth/kind)

• खल-कण्टकः: thorn to the wicked
• खल-कण्टकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक) + कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (खलानां कण्टकः: ‘thorn to the wicked’)

• कलाधरः: holder of arts/phases
• कलाधरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; √धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कलां धरति: ‘holder of arts/phases’)

• महाकाल-भूतः: being Mahākāla
• महाकाल-भूतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाकाल (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (कृदन्त; √भू धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (महाकालः भूत्वा/महाकालरूपः: ‘become/being Mahākāla’)

• सत्य-परायणः: devoted to truth
• सत्य-परायणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सत्ये परायणः: ‘devoted to truth’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahākāla

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara

Sthala Purana: Śiva as Mahākāla is praised as the very ground of beings and Time itself; Mahākāleśvara’s sthala-tradition centers on Śiva’s sovereignty over kāla and death, granting protection and liberation to devotees.

Significance: Darśana/abhisheka is sought for release from fear of death, pacification of time-bound afflictions, and strengthening of dharma and satya-niṣṭhā.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Kālī

Role: destructive

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kāla-tattva (Time as cosmic principle) foregrounded; implicit pralaya-resonance through Mahākāla epithet.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as both the means and the end of liberation: He is the true refuge (sadgati) and also the very perfection (siddhi). From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, surrender to Pati (Shiva) removes the bondage of pasha and grants auspicious becoming, while destroying inner and outer wickedness.

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

These are Saguna epithets used for devotion—moon-crested (kalādhara), Mahākāla, and truth-established—supporting Linga worship where the devotee contemplates Shiva’s compassionate lordship as the giver of siddhi and the remover of evil, while recognizing Him as the ultimate goal beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as “sadgati” and “satyaparāyaṇa” while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and offer Linga-abhisheka with a vow of truthfulness; this aligns conduct (satya) with devotion (bhakti) for steady spiritual attainment.