Shloka 19

Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ

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

Devanagari script

शिव उवाच । रूपं ध्येयं हरे मे हि सर्वानर्थप्रशान्तये । अनेकदुःखनाशार्थं पठ नामसहस्रकम्

Transliteration

śiva uvāca | rūpaṃ dhyeyaṃ hare me hi sarvānarthapraśāntaye | anekaduḥkhanāśārthaṃ paṭha nāmasahasrakam

Translation

Śiva said: “O Hari, meditate upon My form indeed, for the pacification of all misfortunes. And for the destruction of many kinds of sorrow, recite the Thousand Names.”

Word by Word

• शिवः: Shiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ध्येयम्: to be meditated upon
• ध्येयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of रूपम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु) + यत् (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भाव्य/gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘रूपम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/निश्चयार्थक

• सर्व-अनर्थ-प्रशान्तये: for the pacification of all misfortunes
• सर्व-अनर्थ-प्रशान्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अनर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषाम् अनर्थानां प्रशान्तये)

• अनेक-दुःख-नाश-अर्थम्: for the destruction of many sorrows
• अनेक-दुःख-नाश-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + नाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (अनेकानां दुःखानां नाशनार्थम्)

• पठ: recite
• पठ: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नाम-सहस्रकम्: the thousand names (lit. a set of a thousand names)
• नाम-सहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नाम्नां सहस्रकम्)

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: As Viśvanātha of Kāśī, Śiva is the universal Lord whose darśana and nāma-smaraṇa are famed for removing anartha and granting taraka-upadeśa; this verse’s stress on rūpa-dhyāna and nāma aligns with Kāśī’s salvific ethos.

Significance: Dhyāna on Śiva-rūpa and nāma-pāṭha are presented as direct means for anartha-śānti and duḥkha-nāśa—core aims of Kāśī-yātrā and jyotirliṅga-darśana.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (Instructional) rūpaṃ dhyeyaṃ… paṭha nāmasahasrakam

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva’s grace as accessible through saguna-upāsanā: meditating on Shiva’s form and reciting His thousand names to pacify anarthas (spiritual obstacles) and dissolve sorrow, guiding the devotee toward steadiness and liberation.

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

The instruction “meditate on My form” supports saguna Shiva worship—Shiva as knowable through form and attributes. In practice, this aligns with Linga-upāsanā, where the Linga becomes the focal support for dhyāna and nāma-japa, leading the mind from form to the highest reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Dhyāna on Shiva’s form and recitation (pāṭha/japa) of a Shiva Sahasranāma are recommended; these can be integrated with daily worship such as Linga-pūjā, mantra-japa (including Panchākṣarī), and disciplined remembrance to reduce suffering.