Shloka 110

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

हिरण्यगर्भो द्रुहिणो भूतपालोऽथ भूपतिः । सद्योगी योगविद्योगीवरदो ब्राह्मणप्रिय

Transliteration

hiraṇyagarbho druhiṇo bhūtapālo'tha bhūpatiḥ | sadyogī yogavidyogīvarado brāhmaṇapriya

Translation

He is Hiraṇyagarbha, Druhiṇa (Brahmā), the Protector of beings and the Lord of the earth. Ever established in Yoga, the Knower of Yoga, the bestower of boons to yogins, and the beloved of brāhmaṇas—thus is the Lord praised.

Word by Word

• हिरण्यगर्भः: Hiraṇyagarbha
• हिरण्यगर्भः: Karta (कर्ता/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हिरण्यस्य गर्भः)

• द्रुहिणः: Druhiṇa (Brahmā)
• द्रुहिणः: Karta (कर्ता/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुहिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भूतपालः: protector of beings
• भूतपालः: Karta (कर्ता/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूतानां पालः)

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक/समुच्चय अव्यय (then/and)

• भूपतिः: lord of the earth (king)
• भूपतिः: Karta (कर्ता/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूः/भूमेः पतिः)

• सद्यः: always/immediately
• सद्यः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (immediately/always)

• योगी: yogin
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योगविद्: knower of yoga
• योगविद्: Karta (कर्ता/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (योगं वेत्ति)

• योगीवरदः: boon-giver to yogins
• योगीवरदः: Karta (कर्ता/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् + वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (योगिनां वरदः)

• ब्राह्मणप्रियः: dear to Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणप्रियः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मण + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मणानां प्रियः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific (sthala) passage; the verse functions as a nāma-style praise identifying Śiva as the inner controller of the creator-function (Hiraṇyagarbha/Brahmā) and as the giver of yogic siddhi and grace.

Significance: General fruit: strengthens śraddhā in Śiva as the source of creation and as Yogavid (bestower of yoga-jñāna), supporting sādhana and brahminical/vaidika dharma.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva as the inner source of creation and the supreme Lord who sustains beings, emphasizing Shaiva Siddhanta’s vision of Pati (Shiva) as the compassionate ruler who grants yogic maturity and liberation to qualified seekers.

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

These epithets function as names for Saguna Shiva—worshipped in the Linga as the protector and lord of Yoga—through whom devotees approach the transcendent (Nirguna) reality by devotion, mantra, and disciplined practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse points to steady Yoga supported by Shiva-bhakti: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditation on Shiva as the indwelling protector, undertaken with sattvic conduct aligned with Vedic dharma.