Shloka 64
Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana
The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva
पंचयज्ञसमुत्पत्तिर्विश्वेशो विमलोदयः । आत्मयोनिरनाद्यंतो वत्सलो भक्तलोकधृक्
paṃcayajñasamutpattirviśveśo vimalodayaḥ | ātmayoniranādyaṃto vatsalo bhaktalokadhṛk
From Him arises the very source of the five sacred yajñas; He is Viśveśa, Lord of the universe, whose manifestation is stainless and pure. Self-born, without beginning or end, He is tenderly affectionate, and He upholds the world of His devotees.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
The verse presents Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who is beginningless and endless—yet intimately compassionate toward devotees. It unites transcendence (anādi-ananta, ātmayoni) with grace (vatsala), indicating that liberation is attained not merely by ritual, but by the Lord’s purifying presence and support of bhakti.
Calling Him Viśveśa and vimalodayaḥ supports Saguna worship through the Linga: the formless, beginningless reality becomes approachable through a pure manifestation that devotees can honor. Linga worship thus becomes a doorway where the transcendent Lord is encountered in a sanctified, worship-worthy form.
A practical takeaway is to perform Shiva-centered worship with purity and devotion—daily Linga abhiṣeka, japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and offering one’s duties as yajña to Viśveśa—trusting Him as the sustainer of the devotee’s path.