Shloka 109

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

वेधा विधाता धाता च स्रष्टा हर्त्ता चतुर्मुखः । कैलासशिखरावासी सर्वावासी सदागति

Transliteration

vedhā vidhātā dhātā ca sraṣṭā harttā caturmukhaḥ | kailāsaśikharāvāsī sarvāvāsī sadāgati

Translation

ସେ ବେଧା, ବିଧାତା ଓ ଧାତା; ସ୍ରଷ୍ଟା ଏବଂ ସଂହର୍ତ୍ତା ମଧ୍ୟ—ଚତୁର୍ମୁଖ ପ୍ରଭୁ। ସେ କୈଲାସ-ଶିଖରରେ ବାସ କରନ୍ତି, ତଥାପି ସର୍ବତ୍ରବାସୀ; ସଦା ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପରମ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ଓ ପରମ ଗତି।

Word by Word

• vedhāḥ: creator; ordainer
• vedhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vedhṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ऋ-प्रातिपदिक (agent noun)

• vidhātā: disposer; arranger
• vidhātā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vi-dhā (धातु) → vidhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (agent noun)

• dhātā: supporter; creator
• dhātā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhā (धातु) → dhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sraṣṭā: creator
• sraṣṭā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sṛj (धातु) → sraṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (creator)

• hartā: remover; destroyer
• hartā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛ (धातु) → hartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाचक (remover)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• catur-mukhaḥ: four-faced
• catur-mukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘चत्वारि मुखानि यस्य सः’

• kailāsa-śikhara-avāsī: dweller on Kailāsa’s peak
• kailāsa-śikhara-avāsī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kailāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + śikhara (प्रातिपदिक) + avāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कैलासस्य शिखरे आवासी’

• sarva-avāsī: all-pervading dweller
• sarva-avāsī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + avāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वत्र आवासी’ (one who dwells everywhere)

• sadā-gatiḥ: ever-going course; constant refuge
• sadā-gatiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadā (अव्यय) + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव: ‘सदा’ (always) + ‘गतिः’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha

Sthala Purana: Śiva, sought by the Pāṇḍavas for absolution, eluded them and finally granted darśana in the Himalayas; the liṅga is revered as self-manifest in the Kedāra region, making Kailāsa-Himālaya the archetypal abode of Śiva in Purāṇic memory.

Significance: Darśana is held to purify grave sins and grant steadfastness toward mokṣa; the Himalayan abode motif reinforces Śiva as the final refuge (sadāgati).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as the supreme Pati who governs creation, preservation, and dissolution, while also being both transcendent (Kailasa-dweller) and immanent (dwelling in all). For the seeker, it teaches that liberation comes through taking Shiva as the final refuge (sadā-gati).

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

Calling Shiva the all-abiding refuge supports Saguna worship: the devotee approaches Him through accessible forms such as the Shiva Linga, while understanding that the same Lord pervades all beings. Linga worship thus becomes a focused doorway to the omnipresent Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with bhakti, accompanied by simple Shaiva observances like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining inner recollection that Shiva abides within all.