Shloka 192

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

नाम्नां सहस्रेणानेन श्रद्धया शिवमीश्वरम् सो ऽपि यज्ञसहस्रस्य फलं लब्ध्वासुरेश्वरैः

Transliteration

nāmnāṃ sahasreṇānena śraddhayā śivamīśvaram so 'pi yajñasahasrasya phalaṃ labdhvāsureśvaraiḥ

Translation

Al recitar con fe esta letanía de mil Nombres, se adora a Śiva, el Señor supremo; y él también alcanza el fruto de mil sacrificios védicos, un mérito anhelado incluso por los señores entre los Asuras.

Word by Word

• नाम्नाम् (nāmnām): of names

• सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa): by a thousand (i.e., the thousand names)

• अनेन (anena): by this

• श्रद्धया (śraddhayā): with faith

• शिवम् (śivam): Śiva

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram): the Lord, Pati (Supreme Ruler)

• सः अपि (saḥ api): he also

• यज्ञसहस्रस्य (yajña-sahasrasya): of a thousand sacrifices

• फलम् (phalam): fruit, merit

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā): having obtained

• असुरेश्वरैः (asureśvaraiḥ): by/among the Asura-lords (even they seek/recognize it).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti within the Shiva-Sahasranama section)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It declares that śraddhā-filled recitation of Śiva’s Sahasranāma functions as potent upāsanā, granting the merit of vast Vedic ritual action (yajña-phala) through devotion centered on Pati, the Lord.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Śiva is presented as Īśvara—Pati, the sovereign reality—so that turning the mind to Him through Nāma (Name) is a direct approach to the Lord beyond mere ritual mechanics.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nāma-japa (recitation of the divine names) performed with śraddhā; it is upheld as an inner sacrificial discipline that can equal the fruits of extensive yajñas.