Shloka 5

Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ

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

Devanagari script

ज्ञात्वेति नेत्रमुद्धृत्य सर्वसत्त्वावलम्बनात् । पूजयामास भावेन स्तवयामास तेन च

Transliteration

jñātveti netramuddhṛtya sarvasattvāvalambanāt | pūjayāmāsa bhāvena stavayāmāsa tena ca

Translation

Having understood thus, he lifted up his gaze—taking refuge in the support of all beings, Lord Śiva. With heartfelt devotion he worshipped Him, and with that very feeling he also praised Him in hymns.

Word by Word

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), having known

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/quotative (इति-प्रयोग)

• netram: eye
• netram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• uddhṛtya: having taken out/raised
• uddhṛtya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), having lifted/removed

• sarva-sattva-avalambanāt: from (being) the support of all beings
• sarva-sattva-avalambanāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + sattva (प्रातिपदिक) + avalambana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); compound: 'support of all beings'

• pūjayāmāsa: worshipped
• pūjayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्/परस्मैपद-परिप्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhāvena: with devotion/feeling
• bhāvena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• stavayāmāsa: praised
• stavayāmāsa: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (लिट्/परस्मैपद-परिप्रयोग), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tena: by him/with that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Oṃkāreśvara

Sthala Purana: Viṣṇu, taking refuge in Śiva as the support of all beings (sarva-sattvāvalambana), proceeds with bhāva-pūjā and stuti—this surrender precipitates Śiva’s gracious manifestation at Oṃkāra.

Significance: Affirms Śiva as Pati (Lord) and universal refuge; encourages pilgrims to combine pūjā with heartfelt stotra for quickening of grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that true worship begins with recognition (jñāna) of Śiva as the sustaining refuge of all beings; from that realization, bhakti naturally expresses itself as pūjā (reverent offering) and stuti (praise).

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

In the Kotirudra context of sacred worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as accessible (saguṇa) through pūjā and hymns, while inwardly acknowledging His all-supporting reality—an integration of form-based devotion with deeper metaphysical refuge.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple sādhana is implied: first recollect Śiva as the support of all (mental surrender), then perform pūjā with bhāva and recite a stotra or the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) as heartfelt praise.