Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana
The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva
अमृतोऽमृवपुः श्रीमान्पाञ्चजन्यः प्रभंजनः । पंचविंशतितत्त्वस्थः पारिजातः परात्परः
amṛto'mṛvapuḥ śrīmānpāñcajanyaḥ prabhaṃjanaḥ | paṃcaviṃśatitattvasthaḥ pārijātaḥ parātparaḥ
Ngài là Bất Tử, thân tướng không hoại, cát tường và rạng ngời. Ngài là Pāñcajanya—ốc thiêng, và Prabhañjana—cơn gió hùng lực. Vượt ngoài hai mươi lăm tattva mà an trụ, Ngài là Pārijāta ban mãn nguyện, là Đấng Tối Thượng vượt trên mọi tối thượng.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Type: stotra
The verse praises Shiva as amṛta (deathless) and parātpara (beyond the highest), indicating that the Lord is not limited by decay, time, or worldly causality; liberation comes by recognizing Him as the supreme Pati who transcends all categories.
Though Shiva is described as beyond the tattvas (nirguṇa-transcendent), devotees approach Him through saguna supports like the Liṅga and sacred names; the verse frames these names as gateways to the same supreme reality.
Japa of Shiva’s names and contemplation on His parātpara nature—meditating that Shiva stands beyond the twenty-five tattvas—supports detachment from prakṛti and steadies devotion, especially in Jyotirliṅga worship.