Shloka 131

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

परमार्थगुरुर्दत्तः सूरिराश्रितवत्सलः । सोमो रसज्ञो रसदः सर्वसत्त्वावलंबनः

Transliteration

paramārthagururdattaḥ sūrirāśritavatsalaḥ | somo rasajño rasadaḥ sarvasattvāvalaṃbanaḥ

Translation

He is the Guru who bestows the supreme Truth; the radiant Lord, compassionate to those who seek refuge. He is Soma, knower of all essences and giver of spiritual nectar, the support and sustainer of all beings.

Word by Word

• परमार्थ-गुरुः: teacher of the supreme truth
• परमार्थ-गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—परमार्थस्य गुरुḥ (teacher of the highest truth)

• दत्तः: bestowed/given
• दत्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अर्थः—given/bestowed

• सूरिः: sage/wise one
• सूरिः: Karta (कर्ता/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आश्रित-वत्सलः: kind to those who take refuge
• आश्रित-वत्सलः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्रित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आ√श्रि) + वत्सल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—आश्रितेषु वत्सलः (affectionate to dependents)

• सोमः: Soma/Moon
• सोमः: Karta (कर्ता/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रस-ज्ञः: knower of essence
• रस-ज्ञः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—रसस्य ज्ञः (knower of essence/flavor)

• रस-दः: giver of essence/joy
• रस-दः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √दा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—रसं ददाति इति (giver of essence/joy)

• सर्व-सत्त्व-अवलम्बनः: support of all beings
• सर्व-सत्त्व-अवलम्बनः: Karta (कर्ता/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अवलम्बन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वेषां सत्त्वानाम् अवलम्बनः (support of all beings)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Somanātha

Sthala Purana: The epithet ‘Soma’ naturally resonates with Somnātha: Soma (Moon) is restored through Śiva’s grace after waning/affliction; Śiva as ‘lord of Soma’ becomes the refuge and renewer of vitality and rasa (nectar).

Significance: Darśana is sought for renewal, healing of decline, and restoration of inner ‘rasa’—devotional relish and steadiness—through Śiva’s anugraha.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Ritual Elements

Offering: dipa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as the Paramārtha-guru—the revealer of liberating knowledge—whose grace supports all beings; refuge in Him matures into inner ‘rasa’ (spiritual bliss) and leads toward moksha.

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

By praising Shiva’s accessible, compassionate qualities (āśrita-vatsala) and His sustaining power, the verse supports Saguna worship: the devotee approaches the Jyotirlinga/Linga as the tangible refuge through which Shiva grants grace and realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) with steady japa and contemplation—especially Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—while offering simple Linga-upacāras (water, bilva) as a devotional means to receive Shiva’s ‘rasa’ (inner peace).