Shloka 36
Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana
The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva
अद्रिरद्र्यालयः कांतः परमात्मा जगद्गुरुः । सर्वकर्मालयस्तुष्टो मंगल्यो मंगलावृतः
adriradryālayaḥ kāṃtaḥ paramātmā jagadguruḥ | sarvakarmālayastuṣṭo maṃgalyo maṃgalāvṛtaḥ
وہ پہاڑ بھی ہے اور پہاڑوں پر بسنے والا بھی؛ محبوب پروردگار، پرماتما اور جگت گرو۔ وہ تمام پُنّیہ کرموں کا آستانہ ہے—ہمیشہ راضی، سراپا مَنگل، اور مَنگل ہی میں گھِرا ہوا۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: The verse is a nāma-style eulogy emphasizing Śiva as Kailāsa/Himālaya-dweller (adryālaya) and as jagadguru; it functions as a universal stuti rather than a site-specific jyotirliṅga māhātmya.
Significance: Meditation on Śiva as ‘abode of all karmas’ reframes ritual merit as grounded in Pati; devotion to Him is said to render all acts auspicious (maṅgalya).
Mantra: अद्रिरद्र्यालयः कांतः परमात्मा जगद्गुरुः । सर्वकर्मालयस्तुष्टो मंगल्यो मंगलावृतः
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
The verse praises Shiva as both immanent (abode of all sacred actions and the mountain-dweller) and transcendent (Paramatma), indicating that all dharma and liberation ultimately rest in Pati—Shiva—who bestows auspiciousness and grace.
By describing Shiva with accessible attributes—Kailasa/Himalaya-dweller, beloved Lord, source of auspiciousness—the verse supports Saguna worship; in Jyotirlinga devotion, the Linga is revered as the visible seat of the Paramatma who is also Jagadguru.
Contemplate Shiva as Jagadguru and Paramatma while performing Shiva-puja—especially Linga-abhisheka with the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—seeking inner contentment (tuṣṭi) and auspicious transformation (maṅgala).