Shloka 192

Devanagari script

नाम्नां सहस्रेणानेन श्रद्धया शिवमीश्वरम् सो ऽपि यज्ञसहस्रस्य फलं लब्ध्वासुरेश्वरैः

Transliteration

nāmnāṃ sahasreṇānena śraddhayā śivamīśvaram so 'pi yajñasahasrasya phalaṃ labdhvāsureśvaraiḥ

Translation

ഈ സഹസ്രനാമങ്ങൾ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ജപിച്ചാൽ പരമേശ്വരനായ ശിവനെ ആരാധിച്ചതാകുന്നു; അവൻ ആയിരം യാഗങ്ങളുടെ ഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു—അത് അസുരാധിപന്മാരും ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നതാണ്।

Word by Word

• नाम्नाम् (nāmnām): of names

• सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa): by a thousand (i.e., the thousand names)

• अनेन (anena): by this

• श्रद्धया (śraddhayā): with faith

• शिवम् (śivam): Śiva

• ईश्वरम् (īśvaram): the Lord, Pati (Supreme Ruler)

• सः अपि (saḥ api): he also

• यज्ञसहस्रस्य (yajña-sahasrasya): of a thousand sacrifices

• फलम् (phalam): fruit, merit

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā): having obtained

• असुरेश्वरैः (asureśvaraiḥ): by/among the Asura-lords (even they seek/recognize it).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti within the Shiva-Sahasranama section)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares that śraddhā-filled recitation of Śiva’s Sahasranāma functions as potent upāsanā, granting the merit of vast Vedic ritual action (yajña-phala) through devotion centered on Pati, the Lord.

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

Śiva is presented as Īśvara—Pati, the sovereign reality—so that turning the mind to Him through Nāma (Name) is a direct approach to the Lord beyond mere ritual mechanics.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Nāma-japa (recitation of the divine names) performed with śraddhā; it is upheld as an inner sacrificial discipline that can equal the fruits of extensive yajñas.