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
Ngài vô song, không thể khuất phục; bản tính ngọt lành, dung nhan khả ái. Ngài là niệm tưởng về Chúa tể chư thiên; Ngài là tất cả—là Lời tối thượng cho những ai tinh cần khổ hạnh và tu trì.
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.