Shloka 37

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वास्त्वसंशयं सर्वं शंकरसद्यशः । शतनामशिवस्तोत्रं सदानन्यमतिर्जप

Transliteration

ityuktvāstvasaṃśayaṃ sarvaṃ śaṃkarasadyaśaḥ | śatanāmaśivastotraṃ sadānanyamatirjapa

Translation

Having thus spoken, Śaṅkara—whose glory is immediate and unfailing—removed every doubt. Then, with an undivided mind, he instructed: “Always recite the hymn of Śiva’s hundred names.”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle: thus)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Gerundial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव/तुमुन्-सदृश (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhyam (सम्बोध्य/Addressee)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: without doubt)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शंकर-सत्-यशः: (he) of auspicious/true fame like Śaṅkara
• शंकर-सत्-यशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक) + सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-सदृश-विशेषणार्थे (one whose fame is true/auspicious like Śaṅkara)

• शत-नाम-शिव-स्तोत्रम्: the hymn to Śiva of a hundred names
• शत-नाम-शिव-स्तोत्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• अनन्य-मतिḥ: with single-pointed mind
• अनन्य-मतिḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Agent-qualifier of implied 'त्वम्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (with undivided mind)

• जप: recite/repeat (as japa)
• जप: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating the Rudra Saṃhitā account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes nāma-stotra-japa with ananya-mati as a portable ‘tīrtha’ practice; often paired with temple darśana and pradakṣiṇā in lived pilgrimage.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śatanāmaśivastotram (instruction to recite Śiva’s hundred-name hymn)

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that doubt is dispelled by Śiva’s grace, and that steady liberation-oriented devotion is cultivated through ananya-mati (one-pointed mind) expressed as nāma-stotra-japa—repetition of Śiva’s sacred names.

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

Reciting Śiva’s hundred names is a saguna upāsanā (devotional practice with attributes) that supports focused worship of the Liṅga, stabilizing the mind in Śiva’s auspicious qualities and drawing the devotee toward His grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily japa of the Śiva-śatanāma stotra with an undistracted mind—ideally alongside simple Śiva worship such as offering water to the Liṅga and mentally aligning the chant with devotion (bhakti) and surrender.