Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana
The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva
सुलभस्सुव्रतश्शूरो वाङ्मयैकनिधिर्निधिः । वर्णाश्रमगुरुर्वर्णी शत्रुजिच्छत्रुतापनः
sulabhassuvrataśśūro vāṅmayaikanidhirnidhiḥ | varṇāśramagururvarṇī śatrujicchatrutāpanaḥ
Er ist leicht zugänglich, standhaft in rechten Gelübden und wahrhaft heldenhaft. Er ist die einzige Schatzkammer heiliger Rede und die Verkörperung des Reichtums selbst. Er ist der Lehrer, der die Ordnungen von Varṇa und Āśrama wahrt, und er ist Bezwinger und Züchtiger der Feinde.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
It praises Shiva as sulabha—readily reached by sincere devotion—while also affirming him as the source of sacred knowledge and the inner strength that conquers hostile tendencies, aligning the devotee with dharma and liberation.
By describing Shiva’s approachable, vow-protecting nature and his role as the repository of Vedic speech, the verse supports Saguna worship—especially Linga worship—where the devotee meets Shiva through tangible devotion, mantra, and disciplined practice.
Adopt suvrata (disciplined vows) and daily Shiva-upāsanā—reciting the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water/bilva to the Linga, and maintaining ethical restraint as the practical way to ‘attain’ the sulabha Lord.