Shloka 194

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

जग्मतुः प्रणिपत्यैनं देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् तस्मान्नाम्नां सहस्रेण पूजयेद् अनघो द्विजाः

Transliteration

jagmatuḥ praṇipatyainaṃ devadevaṃ jagadgurum tasmānnāmnāṃ sahasreṇa pūjayed anagho dvijāḥ

Translation

వారు దేవదేవుడైన, జగద్గురువైన ఆయనను సమీపించి నమస్కరించి వెళ్లిరి. కావున, ఓ పాపరహిత ద్విజులారా, సహస్ర నామములతో (శివుని) పూజించవలెను।

Word by Word

• जग्मतुः: they went/approached

• प्रणिपत्य: having prostrated/bowed down

• एनम्: to Him/this (Lord)

• देवदेवम्: the God of gods

• जगद्गुरुम्: the Guru/teacher of the universe

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that reason

• नाम्नाम्: of names

• सहस्रेण: with a thousand

• पूजयेत्: one should worship/honour

• अनघः: sinless/pure

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (Brāhmaṇas/initiated).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya, within the Linga-Puja/Sahasranama instruction context)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It links Linga-centered devotion with nāma-upāsanā: after humble prostration to Pati (Śiva), the devotee is instructed to worship through the Shiva Sahasranāma, making name-recitation a primary limb of Linga-Pūjā.

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

Śiva is presented as Devadeva and Jagadguru—supreme among the devas and the universal spiritual preceptor—indicating Pati-tattva: the transcendent Lord who guides the bound soul (paśu) toward liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Praṇipāta (prostration) and Sahasranāma-japa as a worship practice; as a Shaiva discipline it functions like bhakti-yoga and mantra-upāsanā that purifies the paśu and weakens pāśa (bondage).