Shloka 11

Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ

Vishnu’s Thousand-Name Hymn and Shiva’s Grace

Devanagari script

देवकार्य्यस्य सिद्ध्यर्थं दैत्यनाशाय चाश्रमम् । सुदर्शनाख्यं चक्रं च ददामि तव शोभनम्

Transliteration

devakāryyasya siddhyarthaṃ daityanāśāya cāśramam | sudarśanākhyaṃ cakraṃ ca dadāmi tava śobhanam

Translation

“For the successful accomplishment of the gods’ purpose and for the destruction of the Daityas, I grant you this splendid discus known as Sudarśana, together with a sacred hermitage (āśrama).”

Word by Word

• देव-कार्यस्य: of the gods' task
• देव-कार्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'देवानां कार्यम्'; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• सिद्धि-अर्थम्: for the accomplishment
• सिद्धि-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् (adverbial accusative)

• दैत्य-नाशाय: for the destruction of the demons
• दैत्य-नाशाय: Sampradana/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'दैत्यानां नाशः'; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

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

• आश्रमम्: a hermitage/abode
• आश्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सुदर्शन-आख्यम्: named 'Sudarshana'
• सुदर्शन-आख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (आ-ख्या धातु + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'सुदर्शन इति आख्यं' (named Sudarśana); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चक्रम्: discus
• चक्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

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

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: to you/for you
• तव: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• शोभनम्: splendid
• शोभनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying चक्रम्/आश्रमम्)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (inferred, Kotirudrasaṃhitā narrative voice granting divine aid for deva-kārya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga origin; this is a boon-bestowal episode where Śiva empowers Viṣṇu for deva-kārya and daitya-nāśa by granting Sudarśana and an āśrama.

Significance: Frames divine weapons and sacred space (āśrama) as gifts of Śiva’s grace for dharma-protection; encourages devotees to see success in righteous action as Śiva-prasāda.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Sudarshana Chakra
• Daityas
• Devas

FAQs

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

It shows Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord who empowers righteous action (dharma) by granting divine support, so that cosmic order is restored and destructive forces are removed.

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

As Saguna Shiva, the Lord actively intervenes in the world to protect devotees and uphold dharma; Linga worship internalizes this truth—seeking Shiva’s grace to overcome both outer and inner daityas (ego, anger, delusion).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is protective japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, praying for siddhi in dharmic duties and the destruction of inner negativity.