Shloka 33
Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ
Vishnu’s Thousand-Name Hymn and Shiva’s Grace
शिव उवाच । मयि भक्तिस्सदा ते तु हरे स्यादनपायिनी । सदा वन्द्यश्च पूज्यश्च लोके भव सुरैरपि
śiva uvāca | mayi bhaktissadā te tu hare syādanapāyinī | sadā vandyaśca pūjyaśca loke bhava surairapi
ព្រះសិវៈមានព្រះបន្ទូល៖ «ឱ ហរិ! សូមឲ្យភក្តីភាពរបស់អ្នកចំពោះខ្ញុំមានជានិច្ច មិនរលត់មិនខាន។ នៅក្នុងលោក ចូរអ្នកជានិច្ចគួរឲ្យគោរព និងគួរឲ្យបូជា សូម្បីតែដោយទេវតាទាំងឡាយ»។
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It presents bhakti as a steady, grace-bestowed state: even a great deity like Hari is affirmed as perfected through unwavering devotion to Shiva, showing that constancy in devotion is a hallmark of spiritual authority and liberation-oriented life.
The verse emphasizes personal devotion to Shiva (Saguna focus) expressed through reverence and worship; in Kotirudra contexts, this naturally aligns with Jyotirlinga/Linga worship as a concrete, world-sustaining form through which devotion becomes continuous and publicly venerable.
The takeaway is nitya-bhakti (daily devotion): regular Shiva-puja and japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so devotion becomes “anapāyinī” (non-departing), supported by simple daily observances like offering water to the Linga.