Shloka 73

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

हिरण्यवर्णो ज्योतिष्मान्नानाभूतरतो ध्वनिः । आरोग्यो नमनाध्यक्षो विश्वामित्रो धनेश्वरः

Transliteration

hiraṇyavarṇo jyotiṣmānnānābhūtarato dhvaniḥ | ārogyo namanādhyakṣo viśvāmitro dhaneśvaraḥ

Translation

He is golden-hued and radiant; He delights in the manifold hosts of beings and is Sound itself. He is Health itself, the presiding Lord of salutations, the universal Friend, and the Lord of wealth.

Word by Word

• hiraṇya-varṇaḥ: golden-colored
• hiraṇya-varṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hiraṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—हिरण्य इव वर्णः यस्य/हिरण्यवर्णः (कर्मधारय)

• jyotiṣmān: luminous
• jyotiṣmān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jyotis (प्रातिपदिक) + matup (मत्वर्थ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मत्वर्थ (possessive)

• nānā-bhūta-rataḥ: delighting in many beings/forms
• nānā-bhūta-rataḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—नानाविधेषु भूतेषु रतः → नानाभूतरतः (तत्पुरुष)

• dhvaniḥ: sound, resonance
• dhvaniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhvani (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ārogyaḥ: healthy; giver of health
• ārogyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• namana-adhyakṣaḥ: overseer of salutations (lord of worship)
• namana-adhyakṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namana (प्रातिपदिक) + adhyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—नमनस्य अध्यक्षः → नमनाध्यक्षः (तत्पुरुष)

• viśvā-mitraḥ: friend of all; Viśvāmitra
• viśvā-mitraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—विश्वस्य मित्रम्/विश्वमित्रः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय; as proper epithet)

• dhana-īśvaraḥ: lord of wealth
• dhana-īśvaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—धनस्य ईश्वरः → धनेश्वरः (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Vāmadeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not tied to a jyotirliṅga narrative; the verse praises Śiva as jyotis (radiance), dhvani (sound), and as the bestower of ārogya and dhana—common pan-Indian Śaiva attributes.

Significance: General benefit: recitation is framed as health-giving (ārogya) and prosperity-bestowing (dhaneśvara) through devotion to Śiva.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a nāma-stuti (praise through names), presenting Shiva as both Saguna (golden-hued, bestower of health and wealth) and as the subtle principle (dhvani—inner vibration), guiding the devotee from worldly well-being toward liberation through remembrance.

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

In Jyotirlinga-oriented devotion, Shiva is revered as jyotis (radiant light). These epithets support Saguna worship—offering namaskāra, reciting names, and adoring the Linga—while also pointing to Shiva’s all-pervading presence as sound and consciousness.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Chant these names as japa with repeated namaskāra, ideally alongside the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and meditate on dhvani as the inner resonance (nāda) while offering bilva leaves or applying Tripuṇḍra for steady devotion.