Shloka 57

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

युक्तिरुन्नतकीर्तिश्च सानुरागः पुरंजयः । कैलासाधिपतिः कांतः सविता रविलोचनः

Transliteration

yuktirunnatakīrtiśca sānurāgaḥ puraṃjayaḥ | kailāsādhipatiḥ kāṃtaḥ savitā ravilocanaḥ

Translation

He is Right Discernment itself and of exalted fame; He is tenderly compassionate and the conqueror of cities. He is the Lord of Kailāsa, the Beloved, the Sun in essence, and He whose eyes are like the Sun.

Word by Word

• युक्तिः: (he is) wisdom/skill
• युक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उन्नत-कीर्तिः: of exalted fame
• उन्नत-कीर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उन्नत (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘उन्नता कीर्तिः’)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स-अनुरागः: affectionate
• स-अनुरागः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + अनुराग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (‘अनुरागः सह’ = affectionate)

• पुरं-जयः: conqueror of cities
• पुरं-जयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक) + जि (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: ण्वुल्/अच्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘जय’ (agent noun from √जि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पुरं जयति)

• कैलास-अधिपतिः: lord of Kailāsa
• कैलास-अधिपतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैलास (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कैलासस्य अधिपतिः)

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

• सविता: the Sun (Savitṛ)
• सविता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ऋ-प्रातिपदिक (सवितृ)

• रवि-लोचनः: whose eyes are like the sun
• रवि-लोचनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (‘रविः लोचनं यस्य’ = sun-eyed)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse praises Shiva through defining epithets—wisdom (yukti), glory, compassion, and sovereignty—teaching that remembering Shiva’s qualities refines the soul (paśu) and turns the mind toward Pati, the liberating Lord who grants clarity and moksha.

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

The verse presents Saguna attributes—Kailāsa’s Lord, beloved, sun-like radiance—supporting Linga worship where devotees contemplate Shiva’s manifest grace and light, while recognizing these forms as gateways to the transcendent (Nirguna) Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa (repetition of Shiva’s names) with steady dhyāna on Shiva as inner illumination (savitā), ideally alongside Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra/bhasma as Shaiva marks of dedication.