Shloka 82

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

रविर्विरोचनः स्कन्धः शास्ता वैवस्वतो जनः युक्तिरुन्नतकीर्तिश् च शान्तरागः पराजयः

Transliteration

ravirvirocanaḥ skandhaḥ śāstā vaivasvato janaḥ yuktirunnatakīrtiś ca śāntarāgaḥ parājayaḥ

Translation

He is Ravi, the Sun who illumines; Virocana, the radiant One; Skandha, the mighty power that upholds and leads; Śāstā, the divine Ruler and Instructor; Vaivasvata, aligned with the solar order and the law of time; Jana, the Lord of beings; Yukti, the very principle of right discernment; Unnatakīrti, whose fame ever rises higher; Śāntarāga, whose passion is pacified into serenity; and Parājaya, the One for whom there is no defeat—who grants the bound soul (paśu) conquest over the fetter (pāśa).

Word by Word

• रविः (raviḥ): the Sun, illuminator

• विरोचनः (virocanaḥ): the radiant, shining one

• स्कन्धः (skandhaḥ): the upholder/support, mighty leader (also Skanda-like power)

• शास्ता (śāstā): ruler, governor, teacher

• वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ): belonging to Vivasvat (solar), related to Yama/solar law and time-order

• जनः (janaḥ): beings/people, lord of creatures

• युक्तिः (yuktiḥ): right reasoning, spiritual discernment, proper method

• उन्नतकीर्तिः (unnatakīrtiḥ): of exalted/ever-rising fame

• शान्तरागः (śāntarāgaḥ): one whose passion is stilled, tranquil in desire

• पराजयः (parājayaḥ): absence of defeat, invincible, giver of victory

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the Sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

This verse functions as a cluster of Shiva-names used in Linga-centered recitation: it frames Mahadeva as the illumining Pati (Ravi/Virocana) and the invincible liberator (Parājaya), supporting the devotee’s inner purification and steadiness in Linga-puja.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

It presents Shiva-tattva as both transcendent and immanent: the cosmic light and order (Ravi, Vaivasvata), the inner guide and governor (Śāstā, Yukti), and the undefeated Lord who overcomes pāśa so the paśu may rest in śānta-bhāva (Śāntarāga, Parājaya).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Name-recitation (nāma-japa) as a Pāśupata-aligned discipline is implied: meditating on Shiva as Yukti (right method) and Śāntarāga (tranquilizing passion) supports restraint, clarity, and victory over inner obstacles during Linga-puja and yoga.