शिव सहस्रनाम स्तोत्रम्
Shiva Sahasranama Stotram
The Mahabharata tradition's extended litany of Shiva's thousand and eight names.
समर्पितभगवान शिवvande shnbhumumaapatin suragurun vande jagatkaarann vande pannagabhooshann mrigadharn vande pashoonaan patim.vande sooryashashaangkavahninayann vande mukundapriyn vande bhaktajanaashrayn cha varadn vande shivn shangkaram vaasudevh- tatassa prayato bhootvaa mama taata yudhishthira.praanyjalih praaha viprarshinaamasngrahamaadith.upamanyu:- brahmaproktairrishiproktairvedavedaanggasnbhavaih.sarvalokeshu vikhyaatn stutyn stoshyaami naamabhih.mahadbhirvihitaissatyaissiddhaissarvaarthasaadhakaih.rishinaa tandinaa bhaktyaa kritairvedakritaatmanaa.yathoktaissaadhubhih khyaatairmunibhistattvadarshibhih.pravarn prathama svargyn sarvabhootahitn shubham.shrutaissarvatra jagati brahmalokaavataaritaih.satyaistatparamn brahma brahmaproktaissanaatanam (5)vakshye yadukulashreshtha shrinushvaavahito mama.varayainn bhavn devn bhaktasvn parameshvaram (6)tena te shraavayishyaami yattadbrahma sanaatanam.na shakyn vistaraatkritsnn vaktun sharvasya kenachit (7)yuktenaapi vibhooteenaamapi varshashatairapi.yasyaadimadhyamaantaani gamyante na surairapi (8)
kastasya shaknuyaadvaktun gunaan kaartsnyena maadhava.kintu devasya mahatassangkshiptaarthapadaaksharam (9)shaktitashcharitn vakshye prasaadaattasya dheemath.apraapya tu tato'nujnyaan na shakyh stotumeeshvarh (10)yadaa tenaabhyanujnyaatasstuto vai sa tadaa mayaa.anaadinidhanasyaahn jagadyonermahaatmanh (11)naamnaan kinychitsamuddeshn vakshyaamyavyaktayoninh.varadasya varenyasya vishvaroopasya dheemath (12)shrinu naamnaan chayn krishna yaduktn padmayoninaa.dashanaamasahasraani yaanyaaha prapitaamahh (13)taani nirmathya manasaa dadhno ghritamivoddhritam.giressaarn yathaa hema pushpasaarn yathaa madhu (14)ghritaatsaarn yathaa mandn tathaitassaaramuddhritam.sarvapaapaapahamidn chaturvedasamanvitam (15)prayatnenaadhigantavyn dhaarnya cha prayataatmanaa.maanggalyn paushtikn chaiva rakshoghnn paavann mahat (16)
idn bhaktaaya daatavyn shraddhayaa'naastikaaya cha.naashraddadhaanaroopaaya naastikaayaajitaatmane (17)yashchaabhyasooyate devn kaaranaatmaanameeshvaram.sa krishna narakn yaati saha poorvaissahaatmajh (18)idn dhyaanamidn yogamidn dhyeyamanuttamam.idn japyamidn jnyaann rahasyamidamuttamam (19)yn jnyaatvaa hyantakaale'pi gachchheta paramaan gatim.pavitrn manggaln medhyn kalyaanamidamuttamam (20)idn brahmaa puraa kritvaa sarvalokapitaamahh.sarvastavaanaan raajatve divyaanaan samakalpayat (21)tadaaprabhriti chaivaayameeshvarasya mahaatmanh.stavaraaja iti khyaato jagatyamarapoojith (22)brahmalokaadayn svarge stavaraajo'vataarith.yatastandi: puraa praapa tena tandikrito'bhavat (23)svargaashchaivaatra bhoolokn tandinaa hyavataarith.sarvamanggalamaanggalyn sarvapaapapranaashanam (24)
nigadishye mahaabaaho stavaanaamuttamn stavam.brahmanaamapi yadbrahma paraanaamapi yatparam (25)tejasaamapi yattejastapasaamapi yattaph.shaantaanaamapi yashshaanto dyuteenaamapi yaa dyutih (26)daantaanaamapi yo daanto dheemataamapi yaa cha dheeh.devaanaamapi yo deva risheenaamapi yastvrishih (27)yajnyaanaamapi yo yajnyashishavaanaamapi yashshivh.rudraanaamapi yo rudrh prabhaa prabhavataamapi (28)yoginaamapi yo yogee kaaranaanaan cha kaaranam.yato lokaassambhavanti na bhavanti yath punh. (29)sarvabhootaatmabhootasya harasyaamitatejash.ashtottarasahasrn tu naamnaan sarvasya me shrinu (30)yachchhrutvaa manujavyaaghra sarvaan kaamaanavaapsyasi.sthira: sthaanuh prabhurbheemh pravaro varado varh (31)sarvaatmaa sarvavikhyaath sarvassarvakaro bhavh.jatee charmee shikhandee cha sarvaanggassarvabhaavanh (32)
harashcha harinaakshashva sarvabhootaharh prabhuh.pravrittishcha nivrittishcha niyatashshaashvato dhruvh (33)shmashaanavaasee bhagavaan khacharo gocharo'rdanh.abhivaadyo mahaakarmaa tapasvee bhootabhaavanh (34)unmattaveshh prachchhannassarvalokaprajaapatih.mahaaroopo mahaakaayo vrisharoopo mahaayashaah (35)mahaatmaa sarvabhootaatmaa vishvaroopo mahaahanu.lokapaalo'ntarhitaatmaa prasaado neelalohith (36)pavitrn cha mahaanshchaiva niyamo niyamaashrith.sarvakarmaa svaynbhoota aadiraadikaro nidhih (37)sahasraaksho vishaalaakshassomo nakshatrasaadhakh.chandrassooryashshanih keturgraho grahapatirvarh (38)aadiranto layh kartaa mrigabaanaarpano'naghh.mahaatapaa ghoratapaa adeeno deenasaadhakh (39)snvatsarakaro mantrh pramaann paramn taph.yogee yojyo mahaabeejo mahaaretaa mahaabalh (40)
suvarnaretaassarvajnyassubeejo beejavaahanh.dashabaahussvanimisho neelakantha umaapatih (41)vishvaroopasvaynshreshtho balaveero balo ganh.ganakartaa ganapatirdigvaasaah kaama eva cha (42)mantravitparamo mantrh sarvabhaavakaro harh.kamandaludharo dhanvee baanahasth kapaalavaan (43)ashanee shataghnee khadgee pattishee chaayudhee mahaan.suvahastassuroopashcha tejastejaskaro nidhih (44)ushneeshee va suvaktrashcha udagro vinatastathaa.deerghashcha harikeshashcha suteertha: krishna eva cha (45)srigaalarooph siddhaartho mundassarvashubhangkarh.ajashcha bahuroopashcha ganggaadhaaree kapardyapi (46)oordhvaretaa oordhvalingga oordhvashaayee nabhh sthalh.trijatashcheeravaasaashcha rudrassenaapatirvibhuh (47)naktanycharo'hashcharashcha tigmamanyussuvarchash.gajahaa daityahaa kaalo lokadhaataa gunaakarh (48)
sinhashaardoolaroopashcha vyaaghracharmaambaraavrith.kaalayogee mahaanaathassarvakaamashchatushpathh (49)nishaacharh pretaraajo bhootachaaree maheshvarh.bahubhooto bahudharh svarbhaanuramito gatih (50)nrityapriyo nityanarto nartakassavalaalash.mahaaghoratapaashshooro nityo'neeho niraalayh (51)sahasrahasto vijayo vyavasaayo hyatandrith.amarshano'marshanaatmaa yajnyahaa kaamanaashakh (52)dakshayaagaapahaaree cha susaho madhyamastathaa.tejopahaaree balahaa mudito'rtho'jitaa varh (53)gambheeraghosho gambheero gambheerabalavaahanh.nyagrodharoopo nyagrodhavrikshakarnasthitirvibhuh (54)suteekshnadashanashchaiva mahaakaayo mahaananh.vishvakseno hariyajnyassnyugaapeedavaahanh (55)teekshnataapashcha haryashvassahaayh karmakaalavit.vishnuprasaadito yajnyassamudro badabaamukhh (56)
hutaashanasahaayashcha prashaantaatmaa hutaashanh.ugratejaa mahaatejaa janyo vijayakaalavit (57)jyotishaamayann siddhissarvavigraha eva cha.shikhee mundee jatee jvaalee moortijo moordhago balee (58)vaishnavh prajavee taalee khelee kaalakatangkath.nakshatravigrahamatirgunabuddhirlayo'gamh || 59 prajaapatirvishvabaahurvibhaagh sarvatomukhh.vimochanassumarano hiranyakavachodbhavh (60)meghajo balachaareecha maheechaaree stutastathaa.sarvatooryavinodee cha sarvavaadyaparigrahh (61)vyaalaroopo guhaavaasee grahamaalee taranggavit.tridashh kaaladrikkarmasarvabandhavimochanh (62)bandhanastvasurendraanaan yudhi shatruvinaashanh.saankhyaprasaado durvaasaassarvasaadhunishevith (63)praskandano vibhaagajnyo hyatulyo yajnyabhaagavit.sarvavaasassarvachaaree durvaasaa vaasavo'marh (64)haimo hemakaro yajnyassarvadhaaree dharottamh.lohitaaksho mahaakshashva vijayaaksho vishaaradh. (65)
sngraho nigrahh kartaa sarpacheeranivaasanh.mukhyo'mukhyashcha dehashcha kaahalissarvakaamadh (66)sarvakaalaprasaadashcha subalo balaroopabhrit.sarvakaamapradashchaiva sarvadassarvatomukhh (67)aakaashanirviroopashcha nipaato hyavashh khagh.raudraroopon'shuraadityo bahurashmissuvarchasee (68)vasuvego mahaavego manovego nishaacharh.sarvavaasee shriyaavaasee upadeshakaro'karh (69)muniraatmaa niraalokassambhagnashcha sahasradh.pakshee cha plaksharoopashcha atideepto vishaan patih (70)unmaado madanh kaamo hyashvattho'rthakaro yashh.vaamadevashcha vaamashcha praagdakshina udangmukhh (71)siddhayogee maharshishcha siddhaarthassiddhasaadhakh.bhikshushcha bhikshuroopashcha vipago mriduravyayh (72)mahaaseno vishaakhashcha shashtibhaago gavaan patih.vajrahastashva vishkambhee chamoostambhana eva cha (73)
vrittavrittakarastaalo madhurmadhukalochanh.vaachaspatyo vaajasano nityamaashritapoojith (74)brahmachaaree lokachaaree sarvachaaree vichaaravit.eeshaana eeshvarh kaalo nishaachaaree pinaakabhrit (75)nimittastho nimittn cha nandirnandikaro harih.nandeeshvarashcha nandee cha nandano nandivardhanh (76)bhagahaaree nihantaa cha kaalo brahmaa pitaamahh.chaturmukho mahaalinggashchaarulinggastathaiva cha (77)linggaadhyakshassuraadhyaksho yogaadhyaksho rugaavahh.beejaadhyaksho beejakartaa adhyaatmaanugato balh (78)itihaasassakalpashcha gautamo'tha nishaakarh.danbho hyadambho vaidambho vashyo vashakarh kalih (79)lokakartaa pashupatirmahaakartaa hyanaushadhh.aksharn paramn brahma balavaan shakta eva cha (80)neetirhyaneetishshuddhaamaa shuddho maanyo gataagath.bahuprasaadassusvapno darpano'tha tvamitrajit (81)
vedakaaro mantrakaaro viddhaansamaramardanh.mahaameghanivaasee cha mahaaghoro vasheekarh (82)agnijvaalo mahaajvaalo hyatidhoomro huto havih.vrishabhashshangkaro nityn varchasvee dhoomaketanh (83)neelastathaanggalubdhashcha shobhano niravagrahh.svastidassvastibhaagashcha bhaagee bhaagakaro laghuh (84)utsanggashcha mahaanggashcha mahaagarbhaparaayanh.krishnavarnassuvarnashcha indriyn sarvadehinaam (85)mahaapaado mahaahasto mahaakaayo mahaayashaah.mahaamoordhee mahaamaatro mahaanetree nishaalayh (86)mahaantako mahaakarno mahoshthashcha mahaahanuh.mahaanaaso mahaakamburmahaagreevashshmashaanabhaak (87)mahaavakshaa mahorasko hyantaraatmaa mrigaalayh.lambano lambitoshthashcha mahaamaaya: payonidhih (88)mahaadanto mahaadnshtro mahaajihvo mahaamukhh.mahaanakho mahaaromaa mahaakesho mahaajath (89)
prasannashcha prasaadashcha pratyayo girisaadhanh.snehano'snehanashchaiva ajitashcha mahaamunih (90)vrikshaakaaro vrikshaketuranalo vaayuvaahanh.gandalee merudhaamaa cha devaadhipatireva cha (91)atharvasheershassaamaasya riksahasraamitekshanh.yajuhpaadabhujo guhyh prakaasho janggamastathaa (92)amoghaarthh prasaadashcha abhigamyassudarshanh.upakaarh priyassarvh kanakh kaanychanachchhavih (93)naabhirnandikaro bhaavh pushkarasthapatih sthirh.dvaadashastraasanashchaadyo yajnyo yajnyasamaahith (94)naktn kalishcha kaalashcha makarh kaalapoojith.sagano ganakaarashcha bhootavaahanasaarathih (95)bhasmaashayo bhasmagoptaa bhasmabhootastarurganh.lokapaalastathaa loko mahaatmaa sarvapoojith (96)shuklastrishuklasampannashshuchirbhootanishevith.aashramasthh kriyaavastho vishvakarmamatirvarh (97)
vishaalashaakhastaamroshthohyambujaalassunishchalh.kapilaa kapishashshukla aayushchaiva paro'parh (98)gandharvo hyaditistaarkshyassuvijnyeyassushaaradh.parashvadhaayudho devo hyanukaaree subaandhavh (99)tumbaveeno mahaakrodho oordhvaretaa jaleshayh.ugro vashangkaro vnsho vnshanaado hyanindith (100)sarvaanggaroopo maayaavee suhrido hyanilo'nalh.bandhano bandhakartaa cha subandhanavimochanh (101)sa yajnyaarissa kaamaarirmahaadnshtro mahaayudhh.bahudhaa'ninditassarvashshangkarashchandrashekharh (102)amaresho mahaadevo vishvadevassuraarihaa.ahirbudhnyo'nilaabhashcha chekitaano haristathaa (103)ajaikapaachcha kaapaalee trishangkurajitashishavh.dhanvantarirdhoomaketusskando vaishravanastathaa (104)dhaataa shakrashcha vishnushcha mitrastvashtaa dhruvo dharh.prabhaavassarvago vaayuraryamaa savitaa ravih (105)
ushanggushcha vidhaataa cha maandhaataa bhootabhaavanh.vibhurvarnavibhaavee cha sarvakaamagunaavahh (106)padmanaabho mahaagarbhashchandravaktro'nilo'nalh.balavaanshchopashaantashcha puraanh punyachanychuree (107)kurukartaa kuruvaasee kurubhooto gunaushadhh.sarvaashayo darbhachaaree sarveshaan praaninaan patih (108)devadevassukhaasaktassadasatsarvaratnavit.kailaasagirivaasee cha himavadbhirisnshrayh (109)koolahaaree koolakartaa bahuvidyo bahudh.vanijo vardhakee vriksho vakulashchandanachchhadh (110)saaragreecho mahaajatruralolashcha mahaushadhh.siddhaarthakaaree siddhaarthashchhandovyaakaranottarh (111)sinhanaadassinhadnshtrassinhagassinhavaahanh.prabhaavaatmaa jagatkaalh kaalo lokahitastarh (112)saaraanggo navachakraanggh ketumaalee sabhaavanh.bhootaalayo bhootapatirahoraatramanindith (113)
vardhitassarvabhootaanaan nilayashcha vibhurbhavh.amoghassnyato hyashvo bhojana: praanadhaaranh (114)dhritimaan matimaan dakshh satkritashcha yugaadhiph.gopaalee gopatirgraamo gocharmavasano harih (115)hiranyabaahushcha tathaa guhaapaalh praveshakh.prakrishtaarirmahaaharsho jitakaamo jitendriyh (116)gaandhaarashcha suvaasashcha tapassakto ratirnarh.mahaageeto mahaanrityo hypsaroganasevith (117)mahaaketurmahaadhaaturnaikasaanucharashchalh.aavedaneeya aaveshh sarvagandhasukhaavahh (118)toranastaarano vaath paridheepatikhecharh.snyogo vardhano vriddho hyativriddho gunaadhikh (119)nitya aatmaa sahaayashcha devaasurapatih patih.yuktashcha yuktabaahushcha devo divi suparvanh (120)aashaadhashcha sushaadhashcha dhruvo'tha harino harh.vapuraavartamaanebhyo vasushreshtho mahaapathh (121)
shirohaaree vimarshashcha sarvalakshanalakshith.akshashcha rathayogee cha sarvayogee mahaabalh (122)samaamnaayo'samaamnaayasteerthadevo mahaarathh.nirjeevo jeevano mantrashshubhaaksho bahukarkashh (123)ratnaprabhooto raktaanggo mahaarnavanipaanavit.mooln vishaalo hyamrito vyaktaavyaktastaponidhih (124)aarohano'dhirohashva sheeladhaaree mahaayashaah.senaakalpe mahaakalpe yogo yogakaro harih (125)yugaroopo mahaaroopo mahaanaagahano vadhh.nyaayanirvapanh paadh pandito hyachalopamh (126)bahumaalo mahaamaalashshashee harisulochanh.vistaaro lavanh koopastriyugh saphalodayh. (127)trilochano vishannaanggo manividdhau jataadharh.bindurvisargassumukhh sharassarvaayudhassahh. (128)nivedanassukhaajaath sugandhaaro mahaadhanuh.gandhapaalee cha bhagavaanutthaanassarvakarmanaam (129)
manthaano bahulo vaayuh sakalassarvalochanh.talastaala karasthaalee oordhvasnhanano mahaan (130)chhatrn suchhatro vikhyaato lokassarvaashrayh kramh.mundo viroopo vikrito dandee kundee vikurvanh (131)haryakshh kakubho vajree shatajihvassahasrapaat.sahasramoordhaa devendrassarvadevamayo guruh (132)sahasrabaahussarvaanggh sharanyassarvalokakrit.pavitrn trikakunmantrh kanishthh krishnapinggala: (133)brahmadandavinirmaataa shataghneepaashashaktimaan.padmagarbho mahaagarbho brahmagarbho jalodbhavh (134)gabhastirbrahmakridbrahma brahmavidbraahmano gatih.anantaroopashchaikaatmaa tigmatejaassvayambhuvh (135)oordhvagaatmaa pashupatirvaatarnhaa manojavh.chandanee padmanaalaagrassurabhyuttarano narh (136)karnikaaramahaasragvee neelamauli: pinaakabhrit.umaapatirumaakaanto jaahnaveebhridumaadhavh (137)
varo varaaho varado varenyassumahaasvanh.mahaaprasaado damanh shatruhaa shvetapinggalh (138)preetaatmaa paramaatmaa cha prayataatmaa pradhaanadhrit.sarvapaarshvasukhastryaksho dharmasaadhaarano varh (139)charaacharaatmaa sookshmaatmaa amrito govrisheshvarh.saadhyarshirvasuraadityo vivasvaan savitaa'mrith (140)vyaasassargassusangkshepo vistarh paryayo narh.ritussnvatsaro maasa: pakshassnkhyaasamaapanh (141)kalaa kaashthaa lavaa maatraa muhoortaaha:kshapaakshanaah.vishvakshetrn prajaabeeja linggamaadyassunirgamh (142)sadasadvyaktamavyaktn pitaa maataa pitaamahh.svargadvaarn prajaadvaarn mokshadvaarn trivishtapam (143)nirvaann hlaadanashchaiva brahmalokh paraa gatih.devaasuravinirmaataa devaasuraparaayanh (144)devaasuragururdevo devaasuranamaskrith.devaasuramahaamaatro devaasuraganaashrayh (145)
devaasuraganaadhyaksho devaasuraganaagraneeh.devaadidevo devarshirdevaasuravarapradh (146)devaasureshvaro vishvo devaasuramaheshvarh.sarvadevamayo'chintyo devataatmaatmasambhavh (147)oodbhittrivikramo vaidyo virajo neerajo'marh.eedyo hasteeshvaro vyaaghro devasinho nararshabhh (148)vibudho'gravarassookshmassarvadevastapomayh.suyuktashshobhano vajree praasaanaan prabhavo'vyayh (149)guhh kaanto nijassargh pavitrn sarvapaavanh.shringgee shringgapriyo babhroo raajaraajo niraamayh (150)abhiraamassuragano viraamassarvasaadhanh.lalaataaksho vishvadevo harino brahmavarchash (111)sthaavaraanaan patishchaiva niyamendriyavardhanh.siddhaarthassiddhabhootaartho'chintyassatyavratashshuchih (152)vratadhiph parn brahma bhaktaanugrahakaarakh.vimukto muktatejaashcha shreemaan shreevardhano jagat (153)
yathaapradhaann bhagavaaniti bhakttyaa stuto mayaa.yn na brahmaadayo devaa vidustatvena narshayh (154)stotavyamarchyn vandyn cha kh stoshyati jagatpatim.bhakttyaa tvevn puraskritya mayaa yajnyapatirvibhuh (155)tato'bhyanujnyaa sampraapya stuto matimataan varh.shivamebhih stuvan devn naamabhih pushtivardhanaih (156)nityayuktashshuchirbhooth praapnotyaatmaanamaatmanaa.etaddhi paramn brahma parn brahmaadhigachchhati (157)rishayashchaiva devaashcha stuvantyetena tatparaah.stooyamaano mahaadevastushyate niyataatmabhih (158)bhaktaanukampee bhagavaanaatmasnsthaakaro vibhuh.tathaiva cha manushyeshu ye manushyaa: pradhaanath (159)aastikaashshraddadhaanaashcha bahubhirjanmabhisstavaih.bhaktyaa hyananyameeshaann parn devn sanaatanam (160)karmanaa manasaa vaachaa bhaavenaamitatejash.shayaanaa jaagramaanaashcha vrajannupavishnstathaa (161)
unmishannimishnshchaiva chintayanth punh punh.shrinvantashshraavayantashcha kathayantashcha te bhavam (162)stuvantasstooyamaanaashcha tushyanti cha ramanti cha.janmakotisahasreshu naanaasnsaarayonishu (163)jantorvigatapaapasya bhave bhaktih prajaayate.utpannaa cha bhave bhaktirananyaa sarvabhaavath (164)bhaavinh kaarann chaasya sarvamuktasya sarvadaa.etaddeveshu dushpaapn manushyeshu na labhyate (165)nirvighnaa nirmalaa rudre bhaktiravyabhichaarinee.tasyaiva cha prasaadena bhaktirutpadyate nrinaam (166)yena yaanti paraan siddhin tadbhaavagatachetash.yn sarvabhaavaanugataah prapadyante maheshvaram (167)prapannavatsalo devasnsaaraattaan samuddharet.evamanye na kurvanti devaassnsaaramochanam (168)manushyaanaamrite devn naanyaa shaktistapobalam.iti tenendrakalpena bhagavaan sadasatpatih (169)
krittivaasaasstuth krishna tandinaa shubhabuddhinaa.stavametn bhagavato brahmaa svayamadhaarayat (170)geeyate cha sa budhyeta brahmashangkarasannidhau.idn punyn pavitrn cha sarvadaa paapanaashanam (171)yogadn mokshadn chaiva svargadn toshadn tathaa.evametatpathante ya ekabhaktyaa tu shangkaram (172)yaa gatissaankhyayogaanaan vrajante taan gatin tathaa.stavamenn prayatnena sadaa rudrasya sannidhau (173)abdamekn charedbhakth praapnuyaadeepsitn phalam.etadrahasyn paramn brahmano hridi snsthitam (174)brahmaa provaacha shakraaya shakrh provaacha mrityave.mrityuh provaacha rudrebhyo rudrebhyastandimaagamat (175)mahataa tapasaa praaptn tandinaa brahmasadmani.tandih provaacha shukraaya gautamaaya cha bhaargavh (176)vaivasvataaya manave gautamh praaha maadhava.naaraayanaaya saadhyaaya manurishtaaya dheemate (177)
yamaaya praaha bhagavaan saadhyo naaraayano'chyuth.naachiketaaya bhagavaanaaha vaivasvato yamh (178)maarkandeyaaya vaarshneya naachiketo'bhyabhaashata.maarkandeyaanmayaa praapto niyamena janaardana (179)tavaapyahamamitranaghna stavn dadyaan hyavishrutam.svaryamaarogyamaayushyn dhanyn vedena sammitam (180)naasya vighnn vikurvanti daanavaa yaksharaakshasaah.pishaachaa yaatudhaanaa vaa guhyakaa bhujagaa api.yh patheta shuchih paartha brahmachaaree jitendriyh.abhagnayogo varshn tu so'shvamedhaphaln labhet (182)
शिव सहस्रनाम स्तोत्रम् का अर्थ
The names move through Shiva's ascetic, cosmic, protective, temporal and liberating forms; long passages are grouped into recitation sections with bilingual thematic meaning.