Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana
The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva
सुलभस्सुव्रतश्शूरो वाङ्मयैकनिधिर्निधिः । वर्णाश्रमगुरुर्वर्णी शत्रुजिच्छत्रुतापनः
sulabhassuvrataśśūro vāṅmayaikanidhirnidhiḥ | varṇāśramagururvarṇī śatrujicchatrutāpanaḥ
Siya’y madaling lapitan, matatag sa banal na panata, at tunay na bayani. Siya ang iisang kayamanan ng banal na pananalita, at Siya rin ang mismong diwa ng yaman. Siya ang guro na nagtataguyod ng mga tuntunin ng varṇa at āśrama, at Siya ang mananakop at tagapagparusa sa mga kaaway.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
It praises Shiva as sulabha—readily reached by sincere devotion—while also affirming him as the source of sacred knowledge and the inner strength that conquers hostile tendencies, aligning the devotee with dharma and liberation.
By describing Shiva’s approachable, vow-protecting nature and his role as the repository of Vedic speech, the verse supports Saguna worship—especially Linga worship—where the devotee meets Shiva through tangible devotion, mantra, and disciplined practice.
Adopt suvrata (disciplined vows) and daily Shiva-upāsanā—reciting the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water/bilva to the Linga, and maintaining ethical restraint as the practical way to ‘attain’ the sulabha Lord.