Shloka 2

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

श्रीविष्णुरुवाच । शिवो हरो मृडो रुद्रः पुष्करः पुष्पलोचनः । अर्थिगम्यः सदाचारः शर्वः शंभुर्महेश्वरः

Transliteration

śrīviṣṇuruvāca | śivo haro mṛḍo rudraḥ puṣkaraḥ puṣpalocanaḥ | arthigamyaḥ sadācāraḥ śarvaḥ śaṃbhurmaheśvaraḥ

Translation

聖なるヴィシュヌは語った。「彼はシヴァ、吉祥なる者。ハラ、罪と束縛を取り除く者。ムリダ、慈悲深き者。ルドラ、衆生を泣かせ、世界を融解する主。彼はプシュカラ、蓮のごとく清浄なる者。プシュパローチャナ、花のような眼を持つ者。帰依を求める者に近く、正しき行いそのもの。シャルヴァ、万物を滅する主。シャンブ、福祉を授ける者。マヘーシュヴァラ、至上の統御者である。」

Word by Word

• श्रीविष्णुः: Śrī Viṣṇu
• श्रीविष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (honorific: 'Śrī' + 'Viṣṇu')

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—implied 'He is')
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (epithet)

• हरः: Hara
• हरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• मृडः: Mṛḍa
• मृडः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• रुद्रः: Rudra
• रुद्रः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• पुष्करः: Puṣkara
• पुष्करः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• पुष्पलोचनः: flower-eyed
• पुष्पलोचनः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प-लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ('whose eyes are like flowers')

• अर्थिगम्यः: approachable by supplicants
• अर्थिगम्यः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थि-गम्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: अर्थिभिः (by supplicants) + गम्य (gerundive from गम्, 'to be approached')

• सदाचारः: of good conduct / good conduct personified
• सदाचारः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्-आचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ('good conduct')

• शर्वः: Śarva
• शर्वः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• शंभुः: Śambhu
• शंभुः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara (Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय ('great lord')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: शिवो हरो मृडो रुद्रः पुष्करः पुष्पलोचनः । अर्थिगम्यः सदाचारः शर्वः शंभुर्महेश्वरः

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

This verse presents Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord) who is both compassionate (Mṛḍa, Śaṃbhu) and the dissolver of bondage and impurity (Hara, Rudra, Śarva). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, it points to Shiva’s grace as the decisive power that makes liberation possible for the seeking soul.

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

By listing divine names and qualities, the verse supports Saguna-upāsanā—devotion to Shiva with attributes—commonly practiced through Linga worship. The devotee contemplates these epithets while offering abhiṣeka and flowers, recognizing the Linga as the accessible sign of the transcendent Maheśvara.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nāma-japa (repetition of Shiva’s names) alongside Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), meditating on Shiva as Hara (remover of pāśa) and Śaṃbhu (giver of auspiciousness), especially during Linga-pūjā and Mahāśivarātri observances.