Shloka 17

Kṛṣṇādi-Śivabhaktoddhāraṇa & Śiva-māhātmya-varṇana

Deliverance of Krishna and other devotees; Description of Shiva’s Greatness

Devanagari script

नानाविधैः स्तुतिपदैर्वाङ्मयेनार्चयत्तदा । सहस्रनाम्ना देवेशं तुष्टाव नतकंधरः

Transliteration

nānāvidhaiḥ stutipadairvāṅmayenārcayattadā | sahasranāmnā deveśaṃ tuṣṭāva natakaṃdharaḥ

Translation

ಆಗ ಅವನು ನಾನಾವಿಧ ಸ್ತುತಿಪದಗಳಿಂದ, ಪವಿತ್ರ ವಾಕ್ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಆರಾಧನೆಯಿಂದ, ದೇವೇಶನಾದ ಶಿವನನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸಿ, ಶಿರಸ್ಸು ಬಾಗಿಸಿ ಸಹಸ್ರನಾಮಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ತುತಿಸಿದನು।

Word by Word

• नाना-विधैः: by various kinds (of)
• नाना-विधैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘नानाप्रकारैः’

• स्तुति-पदैः: with words/verses of praise
• स्तुति-पदैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘स्तुतेः पदैः’ (words of praise)

• वाङ्मयेन: with verbal/poetic expression
• वाङ्मयेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाङ्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘speech/poetic composition’

• अर्चयत्: worshipped
• अर्चयत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• सहस्र-नाम्ना: by (reciting) the thousand names
• सहस्र-नाम्ना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘सहस्रस्य नाम्ना’ (by the thousand-names [hymn])

• देवेशम्: the Lord of gods
• देवेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘देवानाम् ईशः’

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परोक्षभूत (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नत-कन्धरः: with bowed neck
• नत-कन्धरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + कन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘नतः कन्धरो यस्य सः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: (implied) śiva-sahasranāma

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere devotion expressed through sacred speech—hymns and the recitation of Śiva’s thousand names—is itself a complete form of worship, rooted in humility (bowed head) and love for Pati, the Lord.

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

The verse highlights Saguna-upāsanā: approaching Śiva as Deveśa through names, qualities, and praise. Such nāma-stuti commonly accompanies Linga worship as a verbal offering (vāṅmaya-arcana) alongside physical pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Recite Śiva Sahasranāma or other stotras with a humble, bowed attitude, treating mantra and praise as an offering; this can be integrated with daily japa (including the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Linga pūjā.