Shloka 111

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

चारुधीर् जनकश्चारुविशल्यो लोकशल्यकृत् चतुर्वेदश्चतुर्भावश् चतुरश्चतुरप्रियः

Transliteration

cārudhīr janakaścāruviśalyo lokaśalyakṛt caturvedaścaturbhāvaś caturaścaturapriyaḥ

Translation

祂具吉祥光明之慧；为宇宙之生主；为妙美医王，除诸痛苦；拔除诸世界苦恼之刺。祂为四吠陀之精髓；显现为四种存在之境；至智而善巧；并喜悦于神圣之“四”—护持四重法序，引导被缚之兽灵（paśu）归向主宰（Pati）。

Word by Word

• चारुधीः (cārudhīḥ): of beautiful/auspicious intelligence

• जनकः (janakaḥ): progenitor, begetter, universal father

• चारुविशल्यः (cāru-viśalyaḥ): beautiful healer, remover of the dart/pain

• लोकशल्यकृत् (loka-śalya-kṛt): remover of the world’s thorn (destroyer of universal affliction)

• चतुर्वेदः (catur-vedaḥ): whose essence is the four Vedas / knower of the four Vedas

• चतुर्भावः (catur-bhāvaḥ): having four modes/states of existence

• चतुरः (caturaḥ): clever, wise, skilful

• चतुरप्रियः (catur-priyaḥ): fond of the fourfold (quaternity), delighting in what is fourfold

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It presents Shiva as the remover of the world’s inner “thorn” (pain and bondage), implying that Linga-puja is not merely external worship but a means to uproot pasha and restore the paśu to Pati through grace.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva-tattva is shown as both the Vedic ground (caturveda) and the compassionate healer who eradicates suffering—simultaneously transcendent source and immanent liberator guiding souls from bondage to clarity.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies a Pashupata-oriented aim: removing the “thorn” of affliction through disciplined worship and inner purification—aligning one’s fourfold life-order and states of being toward Shiva through mantra, dhyana, and Linga-upasana.