Shloka 75

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्यः पुलहोऽगस्त्यो जातूकर्ण्यः पराशरः । निरावरणनिर्वारो वैरंच्यो विष्टरश्रवाः

Transliteration

pulastyaḥ pulaho'gastyo jātūkarṇyaḥ parāśaraḥ | nirāvaraṇanirvāro vairaṃcyo viṣṭaraśravāḥ

Translation

Pulastya, Pulaha, Agastya, Jātūkarṇya, and Parāśara; and also Nirāvaraṇa, Nirvāra, Vairaṃcya, and Viṣṭaraśravas—these revered sages, too, are counted among those celebrated in this sacred account.

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्यः: Pulastya
• पुलस्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम

• पुलहः: Pulaha
• पुलहः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अगस्त्यः: Agastya
• अगस्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जातूकर्ण्यः: Jātūkarṇya
• जातूकर्ण्यः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जातूकर्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पराशरः: Parāśara
• पराशरः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• निरावरणनिर्वारः: uncovered and unobstructed
• निरावरणनिर्वारः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरावरण + निर्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (निरावरणश्च निर्वारश्च) समाहार/इतरेतर-भावे विशेषणम्

• वैरंच्यः: Vairaṃcya (son/descendant of Virāñc/Brahmā)
• वैरंच्यः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरंच्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विरञ्चि-सम्बन्धी (ब्रह्मा)

• विष्टरश्रवाः: he whose fame is widespread
• विष्टरश्रवाः: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्टर + श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (विष्टरं श्रवो यस्य सः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This verse is a catalog of ṛṣis; it functions as a transmission/lineage marker rather than a shrine legend.

Significance: General: honoring the ṛṣi-lineage (guru-paramparā) is treated as supportive of śravaṇa and right understanding leading toward Śiva’s anugraha.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Pulaha
• Agastya
• Jātūkarṇya
• Parāśara
• Nirāvaraṇa
• Nirvāra
• Vairaṃcya
• Viṣṭaraśravas

FAQs

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

It honors the rishi-paramparā (lineage of realized seers) as witnesses and transmitters of Śiva-tattva; in Shaiva Siddhanta, such authoritative remembrance supports śraddhā and steadies the seeker on the path of devotion leading toward Śiva’s grace.

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

By listing revered sages within the Kotirudra context, the text frames Jyotirliṅga worship as a tradition validated by ancient seers—supporting saguna upāsanā (devotional worship of Śiva in form) as a legitimate means to approach the transcendent (nirguṇa) Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse implicitly recommends śravaṇa and smaraṇa—listening to and recollecting the sacred lineage while undertaking Jyotirliṅga darśana—supported by daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a steady practice.