Shloka 127

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

आधारः सकलाधारः पाण्डुराभो मृडो नटः पूर्णः पूरयिता पुण्यः सुकुमारः सुलोचनः

Transliteration

ādhāraḥ sakalādhāraḥ pāṇḍurābho mṛḍo naṭaḥ pūrṇaḥ pūrayitā puṇyaḥ sukumāraḥ sulocanaḥ

Translation

ព្រះអង្គជាមូលដ្ឋាន ជាអ្នកគាំទ្រទាំងអស់ ជាគ្រឹះសកល។ ព្រះអង្គមានពន្លឺស ភ្លឺរលោង ជាមૃឌៈ—ព្រះមេត្តាករុណា—និងណដៈ អ្នករាំកូស्मिक។ ព្រះអង្គពេញលេញជានិច្ច ជាអ្នកបំពេញឲ្យគ្រប់យ៉ាងដល់ភាពពេញលេញ; ជាព្រះបរិសុទ្ធផ្តល់បុណ្យ—ទន់ភ្លន់ សុភាព និងមានភ្នែកស្រស់ស្អាត។

Word by Word

• आधारः: support, foundation

• सकलाधारः: support of all, universal substratum

• पाण्डुराभः: pale-radiant, of shining fair hue

• मृडः: the gracious/benevolent Shiva

• नटः: dancer, cosmic performer (Naṭarāja principle)

• पूर्णः: complete, perfect, plenary

• पूरयिता: fulfiller, one who makes complete, granter

• पुण्यः: holy, auspicious, giver of merit

• सुकुमारः: delicate, gentle, tender

• सुलोचनः: beautiful-eyed, of auspicious vision

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames the Linga-Lord as the very ādhāra (substratum) of all existence; worship is thus not merely petitionary but recognition of Pati (Shiva) as the ground of pashu (souls) and the world upheld through His presence.

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

Shiva-tattva is presented as pūrṇa (complete) and sakalādhāra (support of all), simultaneously compassionate (mṛḍa) and dynamically expressive (naṭa), indicating a Lord who transcends yet pervades—free from limitation while granting fullness to bound souls.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Sahasranama-style upāsanā is implied: reciting and meditating on these names during Linga-pūjā to internalize Shiva as the inner support (ādhāra) and as the Pūrayitā who ripens the pashu toward liberation by loosening pāśa (bondage).