Shloka 19

संहाररूप-प्रादुर्भावः

Manifestation of Śiva’s Saṃhāra-Form

Devanagari script

नाम्नामष्टशतेनैव स्तुत्वा ताम्मृडमेव च । पुनश्च प्रार्थयामास नृसिंहः शरभेश्वरम्

Transliteration

nāmnāmaṣṭaśatenaiva stutvā tāmmṛḍameva ca | punaśca prārthayāmāsa nṛsiṃhaḥ śarabheśvaram

Translation

Having praised that very Mr̥ḍa—the benevolent Lord Śiva—with the eight hundred names, Narasiṁha once again entreated Śarabheśvara, the supreme Lord who assumes the form of Śarabha.

Word by Word

• नाम्नाम्: of (his) names
• नाम्नाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; ‘नाम’ = name

• अष्टशतेन: with (the) eight-hundred (names)
• अष्टशतेन: करण (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टशत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (अष्ट + शत) = eight-hundred

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: सम्बन्ध (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; emphasis

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषण/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having praised’

• ताम्: him/that one (acc.)
• ताम्: कर्म (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मृडम्: Mṛḍa (Śiva)
• मृडम्: कर्म (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; शिवनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (समुच्चय/Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रार्थयामास: entreated/prayed
• प्रार्थयामास: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथम), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘he entreated’

• नृसिंहः: Nṛsiṃha
• नृसिंहः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नृ + सिंह)

• शरभेश्वरम्: Śarabheśvara
• शरभेश्वरम्: कर्म (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभ-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शरभस्य ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narasimha
• Sarabhesvara

FAQs

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

The verse highlights nāma-stuti (praise through divine names) as a direct Shaiva path of bhakti and surrender, where even a mighty avatāra like Narasiṁha turns toward Śiva (Mr̥ḍa) as the gracious, supreme refuge.

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

By invoking Śiva through many names and a specific form (Śarabheśvara), the verse emphasizes Saguna upāsanā—approaching the formless Supreme through a compassionate, worshipable manifestation, which is the same devotional logic behind Linga-worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Chanting or reciting Śiva-nāma collections (such as aṣṭaśata-nāma) with prayerful repetition is implied; as a takeaway, perform nama-japa with mental surrender, ideally alongside Shaiva aids like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and the Panchākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).