Shloka 93
अध्याय ९६: शरभ-प्रादुर्भावः, नृसिंह-दर्पशमनम्, विष्णोः शिवस्तुतिः, फलश्रुति
एकद्वित्रिचतुःपञ्चकृत्वस् ते ऽस्तु नमोनमः दशकृत्वस्तु साहस्रकृत्वस्ते च नमोनमः
ekadvitricatuḥpañcakṛtvas te 'stu namonamaḥ daśakṛtvastu sāhasrakṛtvaste ca namonamaḥ
ഒരിക്കൽ, രണ്ടിക്കൽ, മൂന്നിക്കൽ, നാലിക്കൽ, അഞ്ചിക്കൽ—നിനക്കു വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നമോ നമഃ. പത്തിക്കൽ, ആയിരിക്കൽ പോലും നിനക്കു നമോ നമഃ; ഹേ പതി, അനന്തമായി എന്റെ വന്ദനം നിനക്കേ.
Suta Goswami (narrating a Shaiva stuti within the Linga Purana’s discourse)
FAQs
It emphasizes repeated namaskāra as a core limb of Linga-pūjā—multiplying salutations to intensify bhakti and surrender to Pati, making worship continuous rather than occasional.
By directing limitless, escalating salutations to Him, the verse implies Shiva’s supremacy as Pati—worthy of boundless reverence—before whom the pashu’s ego and pasha-based identity are meant to dissolve.
Japa-like repetition of namo namaḥ (repeated salutations), used as a devotional discipline aligned with Shaiva practice to cultivate humility, steadiness of mind, and surrender in worship.