Shloka 33
Harīśvara-liṅga Mahimā and the Origin-Context of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana (हरिश्वरलिङ्गमहिमा तथा सुदर्शनप्राप्तिकथा)
ऋषय ऊचुः । किं तन्नामसहस्रं वै कथय त्वं हि शांकरम् । येन तुष्टो ददौ चक्रं हरये स महेश्वरः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kiṃ tannāmasahasraṃ vai kathaya tvaṃ hi śāṃkaram | yena tuṣṭo dadau cakraṃ haraye sa maheśvaraḥ
The sages said: “What, indeed, is that thousandfold Name of Śaṅkara? Tell it to us. Pleased by it, Mahādeva—Maheśvara—bestowed the discus (cakra) upon Hari (Viṣṇu).”
The sages (Ṛṣis) at Naimiṣāraṇya
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva teaching that sincere praise and repetition of Śiva’s names (nāma-stuti/nāma-japa) pleases Maheśvara, whose grace can bestow both worldly empowerments and the highest spiritual uplift.
The verse points to Saguna devotion—approaching Śiva through his names and qualities—commonly practiced alongside Liṅga worship, where recitation of divine names is offered as a direct act of bhakti.
Regular recitation of Śiva’s Sahasranāma as nāma-japa, ideally with purity and devotion (often supported by bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and Rudrākṣa in Shaiva practice), is implied as the key devotional discipline.