Shloka 24
Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana
The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva
शुभांगो लोकसारंगो जगदीशो जनार्दनः । भस्मशुद्धिकरो मेरुरोजस्वी शुद्धविग्रहः
śubhāṃgo lokasāraṃgo jagadīśo janārdanaḥ | bhasmaśuddhikaro merurojasvī śuddhavigrahaḥ
His limbs are auspicious; He is the very essence of the worlds, the Lord of the universe and the refuge of beings. He purifies through sacred ash (bhasma), stands steadfast like Mount Meru, shines with spiritual vigor, and possesses a perfectly pure divine form.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse presents Shiva as the auspicious, all-pervading essence and sovereign of the cosmos, while emphasizing inner and outer purity—especially the Shaiva ideal that sanctity arises from devotion, right knowledge, and the purifying grace symbolized by bhasma.
By praising Shiva’s “pure form” (śuddhavigraha) and his cosmic lordship, the verse supports Saguna worship—approaching the formless Pati through a holy, graspable focus such as the Shiva Linga and divine names, which refine the devotee’s mind toward liberation.
It points to bhasma-dhāraṇa (wearing sacred ash, traditionally as Tripuṇḍra) with reverence, along with steady meditation on Shiva as immovable like Meru and luminous with ojas—cultivating purity, stability, and devotion.