Shloka 36

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

अद्रिरद्र्यालयः कांतः परमात्मा जगद्गुरुः । सर्वकर्मालयस्तुष्टो मंगल्यो मंगलावृतः

Transliteration

adriradryālayaḥ kāṃtaḥ paramātmā jagadguruḥ | sarvakarmālayastuṣṭo maṃgalyo maṃgalāvṛtaḥ

Translation

He is the Mountain and the Dweller upon the mountains; the beloved Lord, the Supreme Self, and the Guru of the universe. He is the abode of all sacred actions—ever content, auspicious, and encompassed by auspiciousness itself.

Word by Word

• अद्रिः: mountain (as an epithet)
• अद्रिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; स्तुत्यर्थे नाम (epithet)

• अद्रि-आलयः: dweller in the mountain
• अद्रि-आलयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: अद्रेः आलयः

• कान्तः: beloved/beautiful
• कान्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet)

• परमात्मा: the Supreme Self
• परमात्मा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: परमः आत्मा

• जगत्-गुरुः: teacher of the world
• जगत्-गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: जगतः गुरुः

• सर्व-कर्म-आलयः: abode of all actions (source/support)
• सर्व-कर्म-आलयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कर्मन् + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: सर्वेषां कर्मणां आलयः

• तुष्टः: satisfied/pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from तुष् धातु)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भावे (past participle): ‘satisfied’

• मङ्गल्यः: auspicious
• मङ्गल्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मङ्गल-आवृतः: covered/surrounded by auspiciousness
• मङ्गल-आवृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मङ्गल + आवृत (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त from आ-वृ धातु)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: मङ्गलेन आवृतः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: The verse is a nāma-style eulogy emphasizing Śiva as Kailāsa/Himālaya-dweller (adryālaya) and as jagadguru; it functions as a universal stuti rather than a site-specific jyotirliṅga māhātmya.

Significance: Meditation on Śiva as ‘abode of all karmas’ reframes ritual merit as grounded in Pati; devotion to Him is said to render all acts auspicious (maṅgalya).

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: अद्रिरद्र्यालयः कांतः परमात्मा जगद्गुरुः । सर्वकर्मालयस्तुष्टो मंगल्यो मंगलावृतः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva as both immanent (abode of all sacred actions and the mountain-dweller) and transcendent (Paramatma), indicating that all dharma and liberation ultimately rest in Pati—Shiva—who bestows auspiciousness and grace.

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

By describing Shiva with accessible attributes—Kailasa/Himalaya-dweller, beloved Lord, source of auspiciousness—the verse supports Saguna worship; in Jyotirlinga devotion, the Linga is revered as the visible seat of the Paramatma who is also Jagadguru.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate Shiva as Jagadguru and Paramatma while performing Shiva-puja—especially Linga-abhisheka with the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—seeking inner contentment (tuṣṭi) and auspicious transformation (maṅgala).