Shloka 18
Harīśvara-liṅga Mahimā and the Origin-Context of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana (हरिश्वरलिङ्गमहिमा तथा सुदर्शनप्राप्तिकथा)
सहस्रैर्नामभिः प्रीत्या तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम्
sahasrairnāmabhiḥ prītyā tuṣṭāva parameśvaram
Dengan kasih dan bhakti, dia memuji Tuhan Yang Maha Tinggi (Śiva) melalui seribu nama suci.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Viṣṇu turns to sahasranāma-stuti of Parameśvara—verbal worship (vācika-bhakti) that often precedes Śiva’s prasāda in Purāṇic narratives, aligning praise with the descent of grace.
Significance: Legitimizes Śiva-sahasranāma as a potent upāya; encourages nāma-stuti as accessible worship yielding inner purification and grace.
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: dhupa
FAQs
It teaches that nāma-stuti—glorifying Śiva through His many names—purifies the mind and awakens bhakti, drawing the soul (paśu) toward the grace of Pati (Parameśvara) for liberation.
The thousand names are a Saguna mode of worship: the devotee approaches the formless Reality through auspicious attributes and epithets, commonly offered before the Śiva-liṅga as praise, prayer, and inner recollection.
Recite Śiva-nāma (sahasranāma or repeated Shiva-names) with prīti (loving intent), ideally alongside pañcākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple liṅga-pūjā; the emphasis is heartfelt devotion rather than mere counting.