Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 33

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

कल्याणप्रकृतिः कल्पः सर्वलोकप्रजापतिः । तरस्वी तारको धीमान्प्रधानः प्रभुरव्ययः

Transliteration

kalyāṇaprakṛtiḥ kalpaḥ sarvalokaprajāpatiḥ | tarasvī tārako dhīmānpradhānaḥ prabhuravyayaḥ

Translation

祂具吉祥之性；祂即宇宙秩序之法令。祂为一切世界之生主（Prajāpati）。祂雄伟有力、精进炽盛；祂为度脱者塔拉卡（Tāraka），渡众生至彼岸；祂全知，为本初原理，为至上主宰——不坏不灭。

Word by Word

• कल्याणप्रकृतिः: of auspicious nature
• कल्याणप्रकृतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याण-प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (कल्याणा प्रकृतिः यस्य)

• कल्पः: (the) Kalpa; ordinance/aeon
• कल्पः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वलोकप्रजापतिः: lord of all worlds (Prajāpati)
• सर्वलोकप्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-लोक-प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां लोकानां प्रजापतिः)

• तरस्वी: vigorous, powerful
• तरस्वी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; -इन्/विन्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• तारकः: Tāraka; deliverer
• तारकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धीमान्: wise, intelligent
• धीमान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मतुप्-अर्थे -मन्-प्रातिपदिक

• प्रधानः: chief, foremost
• प्रधानः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभुः: lord, master
• प्रभुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अव्ययः: imperishable, undecaying
• अव्ययः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समासान्त विशेषण (अ-व्यय)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site-specific narrative; the verse presents Śiva as kalpa (cosmic ordinance) and sarvaloka-prajāpati, i.e., the transcendent-immanent source of cosmic cycles and progeny.

Significance: Contemplation supports crossing saṃsāra (tāraka-bhāva) and recognizing Śiva as the sovereign over pradhāna/māyā—loosening pāśa (bondage).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: creative

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kalpa-cakra (cosmic aeons) implied

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse presents Shiva as Pati (the sovereign Lord) who is inherently auspicious and imperishable, the all-wise source and governor of cosmic order, and the tāraka—one who grants liberation by carrying the bound soul (paśu) beyond bondage (pāśa).

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

These epithets support Saguna upāsanā: devotees worship the Shiva-Linga as the visible seat of the imperishable Prabhu, contemplating His auspiciousness (kalyāṇa), lordship over creation (sarvalokaprajāpati), and saving grace (tāraka) while offering water, bilva, and mantra.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” while meditating on Shiva as tāraka (the Deliverer) and avyaya (imperishable), ideally with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as supports for steadiness and devotion.