Shloka 81

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

सुखानिलस्सुनिष्पन्नस्सुरभिश्शिशिरात्मकः । वसंतो माधवो ग्रीष्मो नभस्यो बीजवाहनः

Transliteration

sukhānilassuniṣpannassurabhiśśiśirātmakaḥ | vasaṃto mādhavo grīṣmo nabhasyo bījavāhanaḥ

Translation

He is the pleasant breeze, perfectly manifest; the fragrant One whose nature is coolness. He is Spring and the month of Mādhava; He is Summer and the season of Nabhasya—He who bears and carries the seed of creation.

Word by Word

• सुखानिलः: pleasant breeze
• सुखानिलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (‘सुखः अनिलः’)

• सुनिष्पन्नः: well-accomplished; fully produced
• सुनिष्पन्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (अव्यय) + निष् + पद् (धातु) → निष्पन्न (कृदन्त/PPP)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘well-accomplished’

• सुरभिः: fragrant
• सुरभिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (fragrant)

• शिशिरात्मकः: of a cool nature
• शिशिरात्मकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिशिर (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘शिशिर-स्वभावः/शिशिरात्मकः’)

• वसंतः: spring
• वसंतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• माधवः: Mādhava (spring month/season)
• माधवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ग्रीष्मः: summer
• ग्रीष्मः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रीष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नभस्यः: Nabhasya (season/month name)
• नभस्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• बीजवाहनः: carrier of seeds
• बीजवाहनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘बीजानां वाहनः’)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadyojāta

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: सुखानिलस्सुनिष्पन्नस्सुरभिश्शिशिरात्मकः । वसंतो माधवो ग्रीष्मो नभस्यो बीजवाहनः

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: creative

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: Seasonal cycle as cosmic rhythm; ‘bīja’ indicates causal seed preceding manifestation.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse teaches Shiva’s immanence: the same Pati (Lord) pervades wind, fragrance, coolness, seasons, and fertility. Seeing Shiva in time and nature refines the devotee’s awareness from ordinary perception toward liberating recognition of the all-pervading Lord.

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

The Liṅga is the stable symbol of the formless Reality, while this verse praises Saguna Shiva as the manifest powers of nature and time. Worship of the Liṅga trains the mind to perceive that every season and life-force is Shiva’s śakti and presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is seasonal Shiva-bhakti: offer water (for coolness), flowers (for fragrance), and simple mantra-japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” meditating that the breath (anila) and the life-seed (bīja) are upheld by Shiva.