Shloka 7

Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ

Vishnu’s Thousand-Name Hymn and Shiva’s Grace

Devanagari script

तस्मादवतताराशु मण्डलात्पार्थिवस्य च । प्रतिष्ठितस्य हरिणा स्वलिंगस्य महेश्वरः

Transliteration

tasmādavatatārāśu maṇḍalātpārthivasya ca | pratiṣṭhitasya hariṇā svaliṃgasya maheśvaraḥ

Translation

„Darum stieg Mahādeva—Mahēśvara—rasch aus jenem irdischen heiligen Kreis herab, um seinem eigenen Liṅga, den Hari (Viṣṇu) ordnungsgemäß errichtet hatte, seine Gnade zu schenken.“

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore / from that
• तस्मात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान-निर्देशः (ablative)

• अवततार: descended
• अवततार: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; ‘descended’

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (quickly)

• मण्डलात्: from the circle/orb
• मण्डलात्: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान

• पार्थिवस्य: of the king/earthly ruler
• पार्थिवस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• प्रतिष्ठितस्य: of the established/installed (one)
• प्रतिष्ठितस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति+स्था (धातु) → प्रतिष्ठित (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे; विशेषणम्

• हरिणा: by Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिणा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/कर्ता-निर्देशः (agent in passive sense)

• स्वलिङ्गस्य: of his own liṅga
• स्वलिङ्गस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व+लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य लिङ्गम्)

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा+ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse narrates Śiva’s immediate manifestation to bless His liṅga that Viṣṇu has ritually established within an earthen maṇḍala (pārthiva-liṅga context).

Significance: Establishes the paradigm that sincere liṅga-pratiṣṭhā and bhakti draw down Śiva’s anugraha (grace) swiftly, even without a fixed kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva as the responsive Pati (Lord) who manifests swiftly when His Liṅga is established with devotion—affirming that divine grace becomes accessible through proper worship and consecration.

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

The verse portrays Śiva appearing to bless ‘His own Liṅga’ installed by Hari, emphasizing Saguna worship: the Liṅga is a sanctified focus through which the transcendent Śiva grants darśana and blessings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Liṅga-pratiṣṭhā (consecration) and regular pūjā/abhisheka are implied; as a meditative support, one may worship the Liṅga while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).