Shloka 27

Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ

Vishnu’s Thousand-Name Hymn and Shiva’s Grace

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा तदा विष्णुं शंकरः प्रीतमानसः । उपस्पृश्य कराभ्यां तमुवाच गिरिशः पुनः

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | evamuktvā tadā viṣṇuṃ śaṃkaraḥ prītamānasaḥ | upaspṛśya karābhyāṃ tamuvāca giriśaḥ punaḥ

Translation

สูตะกล่าวว่า ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แก่พระวิษณุแล้ว พระศังกรผู้เปี่ยมปีติได้แตะต้องพระองค์ด้วยสองพระหัตถ์ และพระคิริศะผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งภูผากล่าวกับพระองค์อีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• sūtaḥ: Sūta
• sūtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb)

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having said’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• prīta-mānasaḥ: with a delighted mind
• prīta-mānasaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of śaṃkaraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prīta + mānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बहुव्रीहिः ‘whose mind is pleased’

• upaspṛśya: having touched
• upaspṛśya: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√spṛś (स्पृश् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), उपसर्गः upa-; ‘having touched’

• karābhyām: with (his) two hands
• karābhyām: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन (Dual)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• giriśaḥ: Giriśa (Lord of the mountain)
• giriśaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition to śaṃkaraḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘lord of mountains’

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb: again)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It highlights the auspicious harmony between Śiva and Viṣṇu and shows Śiva’s compassionate, accessible (saguṇa) presence—where divine grace is conveyed through gentle, reverent interaction.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the verse reflects saguṇa devotion: Śiva is portrayed as personally responsive and relational, reinforcing how devotees may approach the Liṅga as the living presence of Pati (the Lord) who bestows anugraha (grace).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is bhakti with śuddha-bhāva (pure intent): approach Śiva with reverence and steadiness; in practice, this aligns with calm japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mindful worship (pūjā) performed with a pleased, undistracted heart.