Shloka 34

Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ

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

Devanagari script

विष्वंभरेति ते नाम सर्वपापहरं परम् । भविष्यति न संदेहो मत्प्रसादात्सुरोत्तम

Transliteration

viṣvaṃbhareti te nāma sarvapāpaharaṃ param | bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho matprasādātsurottama

Translation

‘വിശ്വംഭര’ എന്നാകും നിന്റെ നാമം; അത് പരമമായി സർവ്വപാപഹരമായിരിക്കും. ഹേ സുരോത്തമാ, എന്റെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.

Word by Word

• विष्वम्भर-इति: 'Viṣvambhara'—thus
• विष्वम्भर-इति: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विष्वम्भर (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक 'इति' निपात; नामनिर्देश (quotative)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्व-पाप-हरम्: removing all sins
• सर्व-पाप-हरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (हृ धातु + अच्, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'सर्वाणि पापानि हरति' (remover of all sins); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (नाम्नः)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: no/not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मत्-प्रसादात्: from my grace
• मत्-प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-शेष, प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'मम प्रसादः'; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग

• सुर-उत्तम: O best of gods
• सुर-उत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'सुरेषु उत्तमः'; सम्बोधन, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: viṣvaṃbhareti te nāma

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace) as the decisive power that purifies karma: a divinely bestowed name becomes a means for pāpa-kṣaya (destruction of sins) and supports the devotee’s movement toward liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta spirit of grace-led transformation.

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

In Kotirudra contexts, Saguna Shiva is approached through concrete supports—Linga worship, pilgrimage, and mantra. This verse reflects that the Lord’s personal assurance (prasāda) sanctifies the devotee’s identity and practice, reinforcing that Linga-upāsanā and Shiva’s named forms are effective channels of purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa centered on Shiva’s grace is implied: repeat Shiva’s names and related sacred names with devotion, ideally alongside Linga worship, Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) application, and Rudrākṣa wearing, dedicating the practice to pāpa-kṣaya and inner purity.