Shloka 24

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

देवं नाम्नां सहस्रेण भवाद्येन यथाक्रमम् पूजयामास च शिवं प्रणवाद्यं नमो ऽन्तकम्

Transliteration

devaṃ nāmnāṃ sahasreṇa bhavādyena yathākramam pūjayāmāsa ca śivaṃ praṇavādyaṃ namo 'ntakam

Translation

അവൻ ‘ഭവ’ മുതലായ സഹസ്രനാമങ്ങളാൽ ക്രമമായി ദേവനായ ശിവനെ പൂജിച്ചു; പ്രണവം ‘ഓം’ മുതൽ ആരംഭിച്ച് “നമോ’ന്തക” എന്നു ചൊല്ലി മരണത്തിന്റെ അന്തകനായ ശിവനോട് നമസ്കരിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• देवं: the God

• नाम्नां: of names

• सहस्रेण: with a thousand

• भवाद्येन: beginning with (the name) Bhava

• यथाक्रमम्: in proper sequence

• पूजयामास: worshipped (performed pūjā)

• च: and

• शिवं: Śiva

• प्रणवाद्यम्: beginning with the praṇava (Oṁ)

• नमः: salutation/obeisance

• अन्तकम्: the Slayer of Antaka (death), i.e., the Destroyer of death

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya; internal ritual description)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhava
• Antaka
• Pranava (Om)

FAQs

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

It presents nāma-arcana as a core Linga-pūjā method: worshipping Śiva through an ordered recitation of the Sahasranāma, anchored in the praṇava (Oṁ) and the act of namas (prostrating surrender).

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

Śiva is invoked as Pati—the supreme Lord approached through sacred Names—and as Antaka’s ender, indicating his grace that dissolves fear, karma, and the pāśa that binds the pashu (individual soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Sequential Sahasranāma-japa/archana with praṇava-leading salutation—an outward pūjā that also functions as inward Pāśupata-oriented discipline by fixing awareness on Śiva as the liberating Lord.