Shloka 19
संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः
Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form
नाम्नामष्टशतेनैव स्तुत्वा ताम्मृडमेव च । पुनश्च प्रार्थयामास नृसिंहः शरभेश्वरम्
nāmnāmaṣṭaśatenaiva stutvā tāmmṛḍameva ca | punaśca prārthayāmāsa nṛsiṃhaḥ śarabheśvaram
Nachdem er eben jenen Mr̥ḍa—den gütigen Herrn Śiva—mit den achthundert Namen gepriesen hatte, flehte Narasiṁha erneut Śarabheśvara an, den höchsten Herrn, der die Gestalt der Śarabha annimmt.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara
Mantra: (aṣṭaśata-nāma-stuti implied: ‘eight hundred names’ of Mr̥ḍa/Śiva)
Type: stotra
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse highlights nāma-stuti (praise through divine names) as a direct Shaiva path of bhakti and surrender, where even a mighty avatāra like Narasiṁha turns toward Śiva (Mr̥ḍa) as the gracious, supreme refuge.
By invoking Śiva through many names and a specific form (Śarabheśvara), the verse emphasizes Saguna upāsanā—approaching the formless Supreme through a compassionate, worshipable manifestation, which is the same devotional logic behind Linga-worship.
Chanting or reciting Śiva-nāma collections (such as aṣṭaśata-nāma) with prayerful repetition is implied; as a takeaway, perform nama-japa with mental surrender, ideally alongside Shaiva aids like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).