Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana
The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva
अनुत्तमो दुराधर्षो मधुरः प्रियदर्शनः । सुरेश स्मरणः सर्वः शब्दः प्रतपतां वरः
anuttamo durādharṣo madhuraḥ priyadarśanaḥ | sureśa smaraṇaḥ sarvaḥ śabdaḥ pratapatāṃ varaḥ
Siya’y walang kapantay at di magagapi; matamis ang likas at kaibig-ibig pagmasdan. Siya ang pag-alaala sa Panginoon ng mga deva; Siya ang lahat—ang Kataas-taasang Salita para sa mga nagsisikap sa tapas at sādhanā.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
It presents Shiva as the unsurpassed Pati (Lord) who is approached through smaraṇa (remembrance) and śabda (sacred utterance), teaching that inner recollection and disciplined tapas mature into grace and liberation.
By describing Shiva as ‘pleasing to behold’ and accessible through remembrance, it supports Saguna devotion—seeing, honoring, and meditating on Shiva (including in the Linga) while grounding worship in focused recollection and mantra.
Practice smaraṇa and japa of Shiva-mantra (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with tapas-like steadiness—regular repetition, contemplation of Shiva’s auspicious form, and devotion-oriented discipline.