Shloka 7

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

ईशः पिनाकी खट्वांगी चित्रवेषश्चिरंतनः । तमोहरो महायोगी गोप्ता ब्रह्मा च धूर्जटिः

Transliteration

īśaḥ pinākī khaṭvāṃgī citraveṣaściraṃtanaḥ | tamoharo mahāyogī goptā brahmā ca dhūrjaṭiḥ

Translation

He is Īśa, the sovereign Lord; bearer of Pināka; wielder of the khaṭvāṅga; of wondrous forms, the Ancient Eternal. He is the dispeller of darkness, the Great Yogi, the Protector; also Brahmā—the creative principle—and Dhūrjaṭi, the Lord with matted locks.

Word by Word

• ईशः: the Lord
• ईशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पिनाकी: bearer of the Pināka bow
• पिनाकी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिनाकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• खट्वाङ्गी: bearer of a club (khaṭvāṅga)
• खट्वाङ्गी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खट्वाङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चित्रवेषः: of wondrous attire
• चित्रवेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्र + वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चिरन्तनः: ancient, eternal
• चिरन्तनः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिरन्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ईशः)

• तमोहरः: remover of darkness
• तमोहरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महायोगी: great yogin
• महायोगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गोप्ता: protector
• गोप्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धूर्जटिः: Dhūrjaṭi (matted-haired one)
• धूर्जटिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूर्जटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Ishana

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse strings together Shiva’s epithets to teach that the same Pati (Supreme Lord) is both transcendent (ciraṃtana, Īśa) and immanent (goptā), removing inner darkness (tamohara) through yogic grace (mahāyogī), leading the soul toward liberation.

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

These names are saguna indicators—Pināka-bearer, Dhūrjaṭi, khaṭvāṅga-holder—supporting devotion through form, while pointing to Shiva’s deeper function as the eternal Lord who dispels ignorance; thus Linga-worship becomes a focused doorway to the formless truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on Shiva as Mahāyogī and Tamohara while chanting the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); visualize the matted-haired Dhūrjaṭi and offer bhasma (tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of impermanence and purification of ignorance.