Shloka 12

Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ

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

Devanagari script

यद्रूपं भवता दृष्टं सर्वलोकसुखावहम् । हिताय तव देवेश धृतं भावय तद्ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

yadrūpaṃ bhavatā dṛṣṭaṃ sarvalokasukhāvaham | hitāya tava deveśa dhṛtaṃ bhāvaya taddhruvam

Translation

That form which you have beheld—bestowing happiness upon all the worlds—has been assumed by the Lord of gods for your welfare. Therefore, contemplate that very form with steady certainty.

Word by Word

• यत्-रूपम्: the form which
• यत्-रूपम्: Karma (कर्म/object of दृष्टम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative)

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण/instrumental; agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देशः (agent in passive)

• दृष्टम्: seen
• दृष्टम्: Kriya (क्रिया/seen)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे

• सर्व-लोक-सुख-आवहम्: bringing happiness to all worlds
• सर्व-लोक-सुख-आवहम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आवह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; रूपम् इति विशेषणम्

• हिताय: for the welfare
• हिताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनम् (dative of purpose)

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• देव-ईश: O Lord of gods
• देव-ईश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; संबोधनम्

• धृतम्: assumed; held
• धृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/held)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; रूपम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/विधेयभावः

• भावय: contemplate; consider
• भावय: Kriya (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भावय इति कर्म

• ध्रुवम्: certainly; surely
• ध्रुवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Kotirudra Samhita account to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes that Shiva’s revealed form is not merely a vision but an act of grace meant for the devotee’s upliftment; steady contemplation of that benevolent form purifies bondage (pāśa) and turns the mind toward Pati (Shiva), the liberating Lord.

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

It supports Saguna-upāsanā: meditating on the specific, compassion-bearing form Shiva assumes for the devotee. In Jyotirlinga contexts, the Linga is the stable focus through which the devotee ‘holds’ the divine presence and repeatedly contemplates Shiva’s grace-bestowing manifestation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A clear takeaway is dhyāna (steady contemplation) on Shiva’s auspicious form—ideally alongside japa of the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Shaiva observances like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining a focused, unwavering mind.