Shloka 61

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

जननो जनजन्मादिः प्रीतिमान्नीतिमान्ध्रुवः । वशिष्ठः कश्यपो भानुर्भीमो भीमपराक्रमः

Transliteration

janano janajanmādiḥ prītimānnītimāndhruvaḥ | vaśiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapo bhānurbhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ

Translation

Er ist der Erzeuger, der urerste Ursprung aller Geburten; der Liebevolle, der Gerechte im Dharma, der Standhafte und Unerschütterliche. Er ist auch Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa und die strahlende Sonne; der Furchtbare, dessen Tapferkeit gewaltig ist.

Word by Word

• jananaḥ: progenitor; begetter
• jananaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक-नाम

• jana-janma-ādiḥ: the origin of beings’ birth
• jana-janma-ādiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक) + janma (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (janānāṃ janmasya ādiḥ)

• prītimān: full of affection
• prītimān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक) + mat (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessed of)

• nītimān: righteous; possessing good conduct
• nītimān: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nīti (प्रातिपदिक) + mat (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त

• dhruvaḥ: steady; fixed; eternal
• dhruvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण

• vaśiṣṭhaḥ: Vasiṣṭha
• vaśiṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaśiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम

• kaśyapaḥ: Kaśyapa
• kaśyapaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम

• bhānuḥ: sun; radiant one
• bhānuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नामरूपेण

• bhīmaḥ: terrible; formidable
• bhīmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण

• bhīma-parākramaḥ: he whose valor is dreadful
• bhīma-parākramaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक) + parākrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (bhīmaḥ parākramaḥ yasya saḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya; this verse occurs within a Shiva-nāma recitation)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vasishtha
• Kashyapa
• Bhanu (Sun)

FAQs

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

This verse presents Shiva as both the transcendent source of all births and the immanent presence appearing as revered sages and cosmic powers. In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it points to Pati (Shiva) as the steady, righteous Lord who grants grace (prīti) and upholds dharma (nīti), guiding the soul toward liberation.

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

By listing Shiva’s names as sage-forms (Vasiṣṭha, Kaśyapa) and as radiant power (Bhānu), the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva through accessible attributes and manifestations. Linga worship similarly honors Shiva as the one Reality present in all forms while remaining beyond form.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is nāma-japa and nāma-smaraṇa—reciting these Shiva names with steadiness (dhruva-bhāva) and ethical discipline (nīti). This can be paired with Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and traditional Shaiva observances like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, as supportive aids to devotion.