Shloka 20

Devanagari script

मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यश्शिवनामानुकीर्तनात् । उच्चार्यमाण एतस्मिन्देवदेवस्य तस्य वै

Transliteration

mucyate sarvapāpebhyaśśivanāmānukīrtanāt | uccāryamāṇa etasmindevadevasya tasya vai

Translation

శివనామాన్ని పదేపదే కీర్తించుట వలన సమస్త పాపాల నుండి విముక్తి కలుగుతుంది; ఎందుకంటే దేవదేవుడైన ఆ ప్రభువు నామం ఉచ్చరించగానే నిశ్చయంగా శుద్ధి, మోక్షం ప్రసాదిస్తుంది।

Word by Word

मुच्यतेis freed

सर्वपापेभ्यःfrom all sins

शिवनाम-अनुकीर्तनात्from the repeated chanting of Śiva’s name

उच्चार्यमाणःbeing uttered

एतस्मिन्in this (act/chant)

देवदेवस्यof the God of gods

तस्यof him/that

वैindeed, certainly

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Establishes nāma-anukīrtana as a universally accessible purifier; utterance of the Deva-deva’s Name is treated as a direct instrument for pāśa (mala/karma) attenuation leading toward liberation.

Mantra Metadata

Type: panchakshara

Characters & Entities

Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that Shiva-nāma is a direct purifier: sincere repetition and praise of Shiva’s Name dissolves pāpa (sin/impurity) and turns the mind toward Pati (Shiva), enabling liberation-oriented devotion.

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

Nāma-japa supports Saguna upāsanā: chanting Shiva’s Name is a simple, accessible form of worship that can accompany Linga-pūjā, focusing the devotee on Shiva as Devadeva and making the ritual inwardly transformative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Shiva-nāma-japa—especially the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as daily practice, and intensified chanting during auspicious times like Mahāśivarātri for purification and steadiness of devotion.