Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 35

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे चतुर्थ्यां कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां शिवसहस्रनामवर्णनं नाम पञ्चत्रिंशोध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ śivasahasranāmavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcatriṃśodhyāyaḥ

Translation

如是，于神圣《湿婆摩诃往世书》中，第四部《拘底鲁陀罗集》（Koṭirudra-saṃhitā）之《湿婆千名赞述》一章，即第三十五章，至此圆满。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्रीशिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-शिव-महा-पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (शिवस्य महापुराणम्)

• चतुर्थ्यां: in the fourth (book/section)
• चतुर्थ्यां: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (in the fourth)

• कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां: in the Koṭirudra-saṃhitā
• कोटिरुद्रसंहितायां: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि-रुद्र-संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कोटिरुद्रस्य संहिता)

• शिवसहस्रनामवर्णनम्: the description of Śiva’s thousand names
• शिवसहस्रनामवर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-सहस्र-नाम-वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य सहस्रनाम्नां वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named; called
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Apposition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable, ‘called/namely’)

• पञ्चत्रिंशः: thirty-fifth
• पञ्चत्रिंशः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चत्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (thirty-fifth)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon marker, concluding the chapter narration to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti) marking the close of Koṭirudrasaṃhitā chapter 35 on Śiva-sahasranāma; no site-legend content.

Significance: Textual closure used liturgically to seal pāṭha (recitation) and accrue śravaṇa/pāraṇa merit; reinforces continuity of paramparā transmission.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe caturthyāṃ koṭirudrasaṃhitāyāṃ śivasahasranāmavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcatriṃśodhyāyaḥ

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon that seals the teaching: Śiva’s Sahasranāma is affirmed as a complete devotional practice (nāma-japa) that purifies the pashu (bound soul) and turns awareness toward Pati (Śiva), supporting liberation through bhakti and remembrance.

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

By concluding the “Śiva-sahasranāma-varṇana” chapter, it frames Saguna-upāsanā through names and attributes—an accessible form of worship that complements Liṅga-pūjā, where the same Śiva is adored through form (liṅga) and sound (nāma).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied practice is regular recitation of Śiva Sahasranāma as nāma-japa—ideally with purity, devotion, and steadiness; it may be paired with simple Śiva-upacāras like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and mantra-oriented meditation.