Shloka 27

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

अमृतोऽमृवपुः श्रीमान्पाञ्चजन्यः प्रभंजनः । पंचविंशतितत्त्वस्थः पारिजातः परात्परः

Transliteration

amṛto'mṛvapuḥ śrīmānpāñcajanyaḥ prabhaṃjanaḥ | paṃcaviṃśatitattvasthaḥ pārijātaḥ parātparaḥ

Translation

祂是不死者，形体不坏，吉祥光明；祂为“般遮阇尼耶”（Pāñcajanya）圣螺，亦为“普罗梵阇那”（Prabhañjana）大风之力。祂安住于二十五真理（tattva）之上，是满愿的波利阇多（Pārijāta），是超越一切至上的无上至尊。

Word by Word

• अमृतः: immortal
• अमृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival use)

• अमृवपुः: of wondrous/nectar-like form
• अमृवपुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृ (प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (descriptive: अमृवपुः = अमृं वपुः यस्य/अमृ-स्वरूपं वपुः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्रीमान्: splendid, possessing prosperity
• श्रीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• पाञ्चजन्यः: Pāñcajanya (conch-name)
• पाञ्चजन्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चजन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषनाम (proper name)

• प्रभंजनः: storm-wind, destroyer
• प्रभंजनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पञ्चविंशतितत्त्वस्थः: abiding in the twenty-five tattvas
• पञ्चविंशतितत्त्वस्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चविंशति (संख्याप्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (locative sense: पञ्चविंशति-तत्त्वेषु स्थितः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पारिजातः: Pārijāta (celestial tree)
• पारिजातः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारिजात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परात्परः: higher than the highest
• परात्परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तुलनार्थक-प्रयोग (ablative + comparative sense: परात् परः = beyond the beyond)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

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.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

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.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

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.