Shloka 107

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

त्रिलोकपस्त्रिलोकेशः सर्वशुद्धिरधोक्षजः । अव्यक्तलक्षणो देवो व्यक्तोऽव्यक्तो विशांपतिः

Transliteration

trilokapastrilokeśaḥ sarvaśuddhiradhokṣajaḥ | avyaktalakṣaṇo devo vyakto'vyakto viśāṃpatiḥ

Translation

He is the Protector of the three worlds and the Lord of the three worlds; wholly Pure, the Transcendent beyond the reach of the senses. That God bears the mark of the Unmanifest, and yet is both Manifest and Unmanifest—the sovereign Lord of all beings.

Word by Word

• त्रिलोकपः: protector of the three worlds
• त्रिलोकपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-लोक-प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; ‘पालक’ अर्थे

• त्रिलोकेशः: Lord of the three worlds
• त्रिलोकेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-लोक-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• सर्वशुद्धिः: complete purity
• सर्वशुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular feminine; भाववाचक

• अधोक्षजः: Adhokṣaja (the transcendent one)
• अधोक्षजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधः-क्षज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; विष्णु-नामरूपेण

• अव्यक्तलक्षणः: having unmanifest characteristics
• अव्यक्तलक्षणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यक्त-लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; विशेषण

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• व्यक्तः: manifest
• व्यक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; विशेषण

• अव्यक्तः: unmanifest
• अव्यक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-व्यक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine; नञ्-समास (negation)

• विशाम्: of the people
• विशाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; genitive plural feminine; ‘जन/प्रजा’ अर्थे

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who is simultaneously beyond sensory grasp (adhokṣaja, unmanifest) and graciously accessible for devotion (manifest), guiding beings from bondage toward purity and liberation.

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

The verse supports Linga-worship as the meeting point of the unmanifest and manifest: the Linga signifies the transcendent Shiva, while ritual worship addresses Him as the approachable Lord who protects and rules the three worlds.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as both vyakta and avyakta while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and perform Linga-pūjā with bhakti to realize His transcendence beyond the senses.