Shloka 26

Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ

Vishnu’s Thousand-Name Hymn and Shiva’s Grace

Devanagari script

ऐहिकीं सिद्धिमाप्नोति निखिलां सर्वकामिकाम् । अन्ते सायुज्यमुक्तिं वै प्राप्नोत्यत्र न संशयः

Transliteration

aihikīṃ siddhimāpnoti nikhilāṃ sarvakāmikām | ante sāyujyamuktiṃ vai prāpnotyatra na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

അവൻ ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ തന്നേ എല്ലാ സിദ്ധികളും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; അവ എല്ലാം ശുഭകാമനകൾ നിറവേറ്റുന്നു. അവസാനം അവൻ നിശ്ചയമായും സായുജ്യ-മുക്തി—ശിവനോടുള്ള ഏകത്വം—പ്രാപിക്കും; ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.

Word by Word

• ऐहिकीम्: worldly (of this life)
• ऐहिकीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐहिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘सिद्धिम्’

• सिद्धिम्: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• निखिलाम्: entire, complete
• निखिलाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (understood with ‘सिद्धिम्’)

• सर्वकामिकाम्: fulfilling all desires
• सर्वकामिकाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां कामानां कामिका); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of ‘सिद्धिम्’)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• सायुज्यमुक्तिम्: liberation as union (sāyujya)
• सायुज्यमुक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायुज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सायुज्यरूपा मुक्ति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here / in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here/in this matter)

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Summarizes the bhoga–mokṣa trajectory: worldly siddhi first, culminating in sāyujya with Śiva; motivates sustained practice beyond mere problem-solving.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches the Shaiva principle that sincere devotion to Śiva yields both dharmic worldly fulfillment (aihikī siddhi) and the highest end—liberation as union with Śiva (sāyujya-mukti).

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

In the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā (Jyotirliṅga-focused), the promise of worldly success and final liberation is tied to Saguna worship—approaching Śiva through Liṅga-devotion that purifies the devotee and culminates in Śiva’s grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is steady Śiva-upāsanā—especially Jyotirliṅga/Liṅga worship with mantra-japa (e.g., Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), offered with devotion for purification and liberation.