Shloka 13
Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ
Vishnu’s Thousand-Name Hymn and Shiva’s Grace
रणाजिरे स्मृतं तद्वै देवानां दुःखनाशनम् । इदं चक्रमिदं रूपमिदं नामसहस्रकम्
raṇājire smṛtaṃ tadvai devānāṃ duḥkhanāśanam | idaṃ cakramidaṃ rūpamidaṃ nāmasahasrakam
When remembered on the field of battle, it indeed becomes the destroyer of the gods’ sorrow. “This is the discus; this is the form; and this is the thousand names.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that smaraṇa (remembrance) of the Lord—through His form, emblematic power, and especially His thousand names—acts as an inner shield that dissolves duḥkha (sorrow) and fear, even amid conflict.
By pointing to “form” and “names,” the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā: devotees steady the mind on Shiva’s manifest presence (as Linga and sacred iconography) and invoke Him through nāma-japa, which purifies the bound soul (paśu) toward the Lord (Pati).
Chant the sahasranāma or a chosen Shiva nāma with focused remembrance of Shiva’s rūpa; as a practical takeaway, combine it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and mantra-japa (e.g., pañcākṣarī) for protection and steadiness of mind.