Shloka 190

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि श्रावयेद्वा द्विजोत्तमान् प्रतिनाम्नि हिरण्यस्य तत् तस्य फलम् आप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi śrāvayedvā dvijottamān pratināmni hiraṇyasya tat tasya phalam āpnuyāt

Translation

ผู้ใดสวดอ่าน หรือฟัง หรือให้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐสวดให้ฟัง—ผู้นั้นย่อมได้ผลบุญตามสมควรแก่พระนามแต่ละนามของหิรัณยะ

Word by Word

• yaḥ: whoever

• paṭhet: recites

• chṛṇuyāt: hears/listens

• vā api: or even

• śrāvayet: causes to be heard/arranges recitation

• vā: or

• dvija-uttamān: the best of the twice-born (learned Brahmins)

• prati-nāmni: for each name

• hiraṇyasya: of Hiraṇya (the golden/auspicious set of Names)

• tat: that

• tasya: of that (name)

• phalam: fruit/result/merit

• āpnuyāt: attains/obtains

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phala-śruti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It affirms that Linga-centered devotion is strengthened by nāma-based practice: reciting, hearing, or arranging recitation of the sacred Names yields definite merit, supporting bhakti and inner purification toward Pati (Shiva).

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

By emphasizing that each divine Name carries a specific fruit, it implies Shiva-tattva as efficacious and grace-bearing—Pati responds through śabda (Name) as a means to loosen pāśa (bondage) upon the paśu (soul).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Śravaṇa (hearing), pāṭha (recitation), and śrāvaṇa-karaṇa (causing recitation) of sacred Names—core supports for japa and devotional discipline aligned with Shaiva practice.