Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 69

Śiva-nāma-sahasraka-kathana

The Recital/Teaching of the Thousand Names of Śiva

Devanagari script

उदारकीर्तिरुद्योगी सद्योगी सदसत्त्रपः । नक्षत्रमाली नाकेशः स्वाधिष्ठानः षडाश्रयः

Transliteration

udārakīrtirudyogī sadyogī sadasattrapaḥ | nakṣatramālī nākeśaḥ svādhiṣṭhānaḥ ṣaḍāśrayaḥ

Translation

祂的荣耀广大无边；祂是恒常精进的主；是永恒合一、圆满的瑜伽行者。祂在有与无中皆受敬礼；以群星为鬘；为天界之主；自立的内在根基（Svādhiṣṭhāna）；亦为六重依处之归依。

Word by Word

• उदार-कीर्तिः: of noble fame
• उदार-कीर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदार + कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (उदारा कीर्तिः)

• उद्योगी: energetic/enterprising
• उद्योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; -इन्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• सत्-योगी: true yogin / yogin of the good
• सत्-योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सतां योगी/सत्-सम्बद्धः योगी)

• सत्-असत्-त्रपः: modest regarding both good and bad (proper shame)
• सत्-असत्-त्रपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् + असत् + त्रप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपदसमाहारः (सत् च असत् च) + त्रपः (लज्जा/संकोच-युक्तः)

• नक्षत्र-माली: wearing a garland of stars
• नक्षत्र-माली: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नक्षत्र + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नक्षत्राणां माली = garlanded with stars)

• नाक-ईशः: lord of heaven
• नाक-ईशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाक + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नाकस्य ईशः)

• स्व-अधिष्ठानः: one's own seat/abode; self-established base
• स्व-अधिष्ठानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + अधिष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वम् अधिष्ठानम्/स्वकीयम् अधिष्ठानम्)

• षट्-आश्रयः: having six supports/abodes
• षट्-आश्रयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (षड् आश्रयाः यस्य/षडाश्रयः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a site narrative; the verse is cosmological and yogic, portraying Śiva as the support of sat/asat and the celestial order (nakṣatra-mālī).

Significance: Contemplation of Śiva as the ‘sixfold refuge’ is used for inner pilgrimage—turning from external supports to the svādhiṣṭhāna (self-ground) of Pati.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This verse presents Shiva as both immanent and transcendent—revered in sat and asat—affirming the Shaiva Siddhanta vision of Pati (Shiva) as the supreme Lord who supports the cosmos and grants the soul steadiness through true yoga and devotion.

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

These epithets guide Saguna-upasana: the devotee contemplates Shiva’s cosmic sovereignty (Lord of heaven, garlanded with stars) while worshipping the Linga as the visible, sanctifying support (adhishthana) through which the formless reality is approached.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is nama-japa and dhyana: recite Shiva’s names (especially with the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while meditating on Shiva as the inner foundation (svādhiṣṭhāna) and refuge (āśraya) that stabilizes the mind in yoga.