Shloka 33
Viṣṇoḥ Sahasranāma-stotreṇa Śiva-prasādaḥ
Vishnu’s Thousand-Name Hymn and Shiva’s Grace
शिव उवाच । मयि भक्तिस्सदा ते तु हरे स्यादनपायिनी । सदा वन्द्यश्च पूज्यश्च लोके भव सुरैरपि
śiva uvāca | mayi bhaktissadā te tu hare syādanapāyinī | sadā vandyaśca pūjyaśca loke bhava surairapi
شیو نے فرمایا— اے ہری، مجھ میں تیری بھکتی ہمیشہ قائم اور کبھی نہ ٹوٹنے والی ہو۔ دنیا میں تو ہمیشہ قابلِ تعظیم اور قابلِ پرستش ہو—حتیٰ کہ دیوتاؤں کے لیے بھی۔
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It presents bhakti as a steady, grace-bestowed state: even a great deity like Hari is affirmed as perfected through unwavering devotion to Shiva, showing that constancy in devotion is a hallmark of spiritual authority and liberation-oriented life.
The verse emphasizes personal devotion to Shiva (Saguna focus) expressed through reverence and worship; in Kotirudra contexts, this naturally aligns with Jyotirlinga/Linga worship as a concrete, world-sustaining form through which devotion becomes continuous and publicly venerable.
The takeaway is nitya-bhakti (daily devotion): regular Shiva-puja and japa—especially the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so devotion becomes “anapāyinī” (non-departing), supported by simple daily observances like offering water to the Linga.