Shloka 40

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

सुकीर्ति शोभनस्स्रग्वी वेदांगो वेदविन्मुनिः । भ्राजिष्णुर्भोजनं भोक्ता लोकनाथो दुराधरः

Transliteration

sukīrti śobhanassragvī vedāṃgo vedavinmuniḥ | bhrājiṣṇurbhojanaṃ bhoktā lokanātho durādharaḥ

Translation

He is of good renown, adorned with a beautiful garland; the very limbs of the Veda and the sage who knows the Veda. He is radiant; he is the food and also the eater; the Lord of the worlds—yet difficult to be borne or overcome.

Word by Word

• सुकीर्तिः: good fame; renowned one
• सुकीर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-कीर्तिः)

• शोभनः: beautiful; auspicious
• शोभनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्रग्वी: garlanded one
• स्रग्वी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रग्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; -इन्/विन्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessor)

• वेदाङ्गः: limb of the Veda; Vedāṅga
• वेदाङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य अङ्गम्/अङ्गः)

• वेदवित्: knower of the Veda
• वेदवित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वेदं वेत्ति इति)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भ्राजिष्णुः: radiant; splendid
• भ्राजिष्णुः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्राजिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (shining)

• भोजनम्: food; nourishment
• भोजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• भोक्ता: enjoyer; eater
• भोक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज् (धातु) + तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun)

• लोकनाथः: lord of the world
• लोकनाथः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकस्य नाथः)

• दुराधरः: hard to bear; formidable
• दुराधरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् + आधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (दुर्-आधरः = difficult to bear/support)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse praises Shiva as the luminous Lord who is both the ground of sacred knowledge (Veda and its limbs) and the inner experiencer of all beings; meditating on these epithets cultivates devotion and loosens bondage (pāśa) by turning awareness toward Pati, the Supreme Lord.

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

These names support Saguna-upāsanā: the devotee contemplates Shiva’s auspicious qualities—radiance, lordship, and Vedic sovereignty—while worshipping the Liṅga as the accessible form through which the transcendent Lord grants grace and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite Shiva’s names (nāma-japa) alongside the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and meditate on Shiva as “bhojanam bhoktā” (the enjoyed and the enjoyer) during Liṅga-pūjā, especially on Mahāśivarātri.