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Embroidered artwork for Shri Shiva Sahasranama Stotram (Los Mil Nombres del Señor Shiva): Embroidered Om symbol above a brass diya, marigolds and a temple spire at sunrise

Shri Shiva Sahasranama Stotram (Los Mil Nombres del Señor Shiva)

Los mil nombres de Shiva del Anushasana Parva del Mahabharata, enseñados por Upamanyu a Krishna y recitados por este a Yudhishthira.

SahasranamasSahasranāmaShiva

Versos

Sthiraḥ Sthāṇuḥ Prabhurbhīmaḥ Pravaro Varado Varaḥ Sarvātmā Sarvavikhyātaḥ Sarvaḥ Sarvakaro Bhavaḥ

Verso 1

Yaṭī Charmī Shikhī Khaḍgī Sarvāṅgaḥ Sarvabhāvanaḥ Harashcha Hariṇākshashcha Sarvabhūtaharaḥ Prabhuḥ

Verso 2

Pravṛttishcha Nivṛttishcha Niyataḥ Shāshvato Dhruvaḥ Shmashānavāsī Bhagavānkhacharo Gocharo'rdanaḥ

Verso 3

Abhivādyo Mahākarmā Tapasvī Bhūtabhāvanaḥ Unmattaveshaprachhannaḥ Sarvalokaprayāpatiḥ

Verso 4

Mahārūpo Mahākāyo Vṛsharūpo Mahāyashāḥ Mahātmā Sarvabhūtātmā Vishvarūpo Mahāhanuḥ

Verso 5

Lokapālo'ntarhitātmā Prasādo Hayagardabhiḥ Pavitraṃ Cha Mahāṃshchaiva Niyamo Niyamāshritaḥ

Verso 6

Sarvakarmā Svayambhūta Ādirādikaro Nidhiḥ Sahasrāksho Vishālākshaḥ Somo Nakshatrasādhakaḥ

Verso 7

Chandraḥ Sūryaḥ Shaniḥ Keturgraho Grahapatirvaraḥ Atriratryānamaskartā Mṛgabāṇārpaṇo'naghaḥ

Verso 8

Mahātapā Ghoratapā Adīno Dīnasādhakaḥ Saṃvatsarakaro Mantraḥ Pramāṇaṃ Paramaṃ Tapaḥ

Verso 9

Yogī Yoyyo Mahābīyo Mahāretā Mahābalaḥ Suvarṇaretāḥ Sarvayñaḥ Subīyo Bīyavāhanaḥ

Verso 10

Dashabāhustvanimisho Nīlakaṇṭha Umāpatiḥ Vishvarūpaḥ Svayaṃshreshṭho Balavīro Balo Gaṇaḥ

Verso 11

Gaṇakartā Gaṇapatirdigvāsāḥ Kāma Eva Cha Mantravitparamo Mantraḥ Sarvabhāvakaro Haraḥ

Verso 12

Kamaṇḍaludharo Dhanvī Bāṇahastaḥ Kapālavān Ashanī Shataghnī Khaḍgī Paṭṭishī Chāyudhī Mahān

Verso 13

Sruvahastaḥ Surūpashcha Teyasteyaskaro Nidhiḥ Ushṇīshī Cha Suvaktrashcha Udagro Vinatastathā

Verso 14

Dīrghashcha Harikeshashcha Sutīrthaḥ Kṛshṇa Eva Cha Sha‍ṛgālarūpaḥ Siddhārtho Muṇḍaḥ Sarvashubhaṅkaraḥ

Verso 15

Ayashcha Bahurūpashcha Gandhadhārī Kapardyapi Ūrdhvaretā Ūrdhvaliṅga Ūrdhvashāyī Nabhaḥsthalaḥ

Verso 16

Triyaṭī Chīravāsāshcha Rudraḥ Senāpatirvibhuḥ Ahashcharo Naktañcharastigmamanyuḥ Suvarchasaḥ

Verso 17

Gayahā Daityahā Kālo Lokadhātā Guṇākaraḥ Siṃhashārdūlarūpashcha Ārdracharmāmbarāvṛtaḥ

Verso 18

Kālayogī Mahānādaḥ Sarvakāmashchatushpathaḥ Nishācharaḥ Pretachārī Bhūtachārī Maheshvaraḥ

Verso 19

Bahubhūto Bahudharaḥ Svarbhānuramito Gatiḥ Nṛtyapriyo Nityanarto Nartakaḥ Sarvalālasaḥ

Verso 20

Ghoro Mahātapāḥ Pāsho Nityo Giriruho Nabhaḥ Sahasrahasto Viyayo Vyavasāyo Hyatandritaḥ

Verso 21

Adharshaṇo Dharshaṇātmā Yayñahā Kāmanāshakaḥ Dakshayāgāpahārī Cha Susaho Madhyamastathā

Verso 22

Teyopahārī Balahā Mudito'rtho'yito'varaḥ Gambhīraghoshā Gambhīro Gambhīrabalavāhanaḥ

Verso 23

Nyagrodharūpo Nyagrodho Vṛkshaparṇasthitirvibhuḥ Sutīkshṇadashanashchaiva Mahākāyo Mahānanaḥ

Verso 24

Vishvakseno Hariryayñaḥ Saṃyugāpīḍavāhanaḥ Tīkshṇatāpashcha Haryashvaḥ Sahāyaḥ Karmakālavit

Verso 25

Vishṇuprasādito Yayñaḥ Samudro Vaḍavāmukhaḥ Hutāshanasahāyashcha Prashāntātmā Hutāshanaḥ

Verso 26

Ugrateyā Mahāteyā Yanyo Viyayakālavit Yyotishāmayanaṃ Siddhiḥ Sarvavigraha Eva Cha

Verso 27

Shikhī Muṇḍī Yaṭī Yvālī Mūrtiyo Mūrdhago Balī Veṇavī Paṇavī Tālī Khalī Kālakaṭaṅkaṭaḥ

Verso 28

Nakshatravigrahamatirguṇabuddhirlayo Gamaḥ Prayāpatirvishvabāhurvibhāgaḥ Sarvagomukhaḥ

Verso 29

Vimochanaḥ Susaraṇo Hiraṇyakavachodbhavaḥ Meḍhrayo Balachārī Cha Mahīchārī Srutastathā

Verso 30

Sarvatūryaninādī Cha Sarvātodyaparigrahaḥ Vyālarūpo Guhāvāsī Guho Mālī Taraṅgavit

Verso 31

Tridashastrikāladhṛkkarmasarvabandhavimochanaḥ Bandhanastvasurendrāṇāṃ Yudhi Shatruvināshanaḥ

Verso 32

Sāṅkhyaprasādo Durvāsāḥ Sarvasādhunishevitaḥ Praskandano Vibhāgayño Atulyo Yayñabhāgavit

Verso 33

Sarvavāsaḥ Sarvachārī Durvāsā Vāsavo'maraḥ Haimo Hemakaro Yayñaḥ Sarvadhārī Dharottamaḥ

Verso 34

Lohitāksho Mahākshashcha Viyayāksho Vishāradaḥ Saṅgraho Nigrahaḥ Kartā Sarpachīranivāsanaḥ

Verso 35

Mukhyo'mukhyashcha Dehashcha Kāhaliḥ Sarvakāmadaḥ Sarvakāsaprasādashcha Subalo Balarūpadhṛt

Verso 36

Sarvakāmavarashchaiva Sarvadaḥ Sarvatomukhaḥ Ākāshanirvirūpashcha Nipātī Hyavashaḥ Khagaḥ

Verso 37

Raudrarūpoṃ'shurādityo Bahurashmiḥ Suvarchasī Vasuvego Mahāvego Manovego Nishācharaḥ

Verso 38

Sarvavāsī Shriyāvāsī Upadeshakaro'karaḥ Munirātmanirālokaḥ Sambhagnashcha Sahasradaḥ

Verso 39

Pakshī Cha Paksharūpashcha Atidīpto Vishāmpatiḥ Unmādo Madanaḥ Kāmo Hyashvattho'rthakaro Yashaḥ

Verso 40

Vāmadevashcha Vāmashcha Prāgdakshiṇashcha Vāmanaḥ Siddhayogī Maharshishcha Siddhārthaḥ Siddhasādhakaḥ

Verso 41

Bhikshushcha Bhikshurūpashcha Vipaṇo Mṛduravyayaḥ Mahāseno Vishākhashcha Shashṭibhāgo Gavāmpatiḥ

Verso 42

Vayrahastashcha Vishkambhī Chamūstambhana Eva Cha Vṛttāvṛttakarastālo Madhurmadhukalochanaḥ

Verso 43

Vāchaspatyo Vāyasano Nityamāshramapūyitaḥ Brahmachārī Lokachārī Sarvachārī Vichāravit

Verso 44

Īshāna Īshvaraḥ Kālo Nishāchārī Pinākavān Nimittastho Nimittaṃ Cha Nandirnandikaro Hariḥ

Verso 45

Nandīshvarashcha Nandī Cha Nandano Nandivardhanaḥ Bhagahārī Nihantā Cha Kālo Brahmā Pitāmahaḥ

Verso 46

Chaturmukho Mahāliṅgashchāruliṅgastathaiva Cha Liṅgādhyakshaḥ Surādhyaksho Yogādhyaksho Yugāvahaḥ

Verso 47

Bīyādhyaksho Bīyakartā Avyātmā'nugato Balaḥ Itihāsaḥ Sakalpashcha Gautamo'tha Nishākaraḥ

Verso 48

Dambho Hyadambho Vaidambho Vashyo Vashakaraḥ Kaliḥ Lokakartā Pashupatirmahākartā Hyanaushadhaḥ

Verso 49

Aksharaṃ Paramaṃ Brahma Balavachhakra Eva Cha Nītirhyanītiḥ Shuddhātmā Shuddho Mānyo Gatāgataḥ

Verso 50

Bahuprasādaḥ Susvapno Darpaṇo'tha Tvamitrayit Vedakāro Mantrakāro Vidvānsamaramardanaḥ

Verso 51

Mahāmeghanivāsī Cha Mahāghoro Vashīkaraḥ Agniryvālo Mahāyvālo Atidhūmro Huto Haviḥ

Verso 52

Vṛshaṇaḥ Shaṅkaro Nityaṃ Varchasvī Dhūmaketanaḥ Nīlastathāṅgalubdhashcha Shobhano Niravagrahaḥ

Verso 53

Svastidaḥ Svastibhāvashcha Bhāgī Bhāgakaro Laghuḥ Utsaṅgashcha Mahāṅgashcha Mahāgarbhaparāyaṇaḥ

Verso 54

Kṛshṇavarṇaḥ Suvarṇashcha Indriyaṃ Sarvadehinām Mahāpādo Mahāhasto Mahākāyo Mahāyashāḥ

Verso 55

Mahāmūrdhā Mahāmātro Mahānetro Nishālayaḥ Mahāntako Mahākarṇo Mahoshṭhashcha Mahāhanuḥ

Verso 56

Mahānāso Mahākamburmahāgrīvaḥ Shmashānabhāk Mahāvakshā Mahorasko Hyantarātmā Mṛgālayaḥ

Verso 57

Lambano Lambitoshṭhashcha Mahāmāyaḥ Payonidhiḥ Mahādanto Mahādaṃshṭro Mahāyihvo Mahāmukhaḥ

Verso 58

Mahānakho Mahāromā Mahākesho Mahāyaṭaḥ Prasannashcha Prasādashcha Pratyayo Girisādhanaḥ

Verso 59

Snehano'snehanashchaiva Ayitashcha Mahāmuniḥ Vṛkshākāro Vṛkshaketuranalo Vāyuvāhanaḥ

Verso 60

Gaṇḍalī Merudhāmā Cha Devādhipatireva Cha Atharvashīrshaḥ Sāmāsya Ṛksahasrāmitekshaṇaḥ

Verso 61

Yayuḥpādabhuyo Guhyaḥ Prakāsho Yaṅgamastathā Amoghārthaḥ Prasādashcha Abhigamyaḥ Sudarshanaḥ

Verso 62

Upakāraḥ Priyaḥ Sarvaḥ Kanakaḥ Kāñchanachhaviḥ Nābhirnandikaro Bhāvaḥ Pushkarasthapatiḥ Sthiraḥ

Verso 63

Dvādashastrāsanashchādyo Yayño Yayñasamāhitaḥ Naktaṃ Kalishcha Kālashcha Makaraḥ Kālapūyitaḥ

Verso 64

Sagaṇo Gaṇakārashcha Bhūtavāhanasārathiḥ Bhasmashayo Bhasmagoptā Bhasmabhūtastarurgaṇaḥ

Verso 65

Lokapālastathā Loko Mahātmā Sarvapūyitaḥ Shuklastrishuklaḥ Sampannaḥ Shuchirbhūtanishevitaḥ

Verso 66

Āshramasthaḥ Kriyāvastho Vishvakarmamatirvaraḥ Vishālashākhastāmroshṭho Hyambuyālaḥ Sunishchalaḥ

Verso 67

Kapilaḥ Kapishaḥ Shukla Āyushchaivi Paro'paraḥ Gandharvo Hyaditistārkshyaḥ Suviyñeyaḥ Sushāradaḥ

Verso 68

Parashvadhāyudho Deva Anukārī Subāndhavaḥ Tumbavīṇo Mahākrodha Ūrdhvaretā Yaleshayaḥ

Verso 69

Ugro Vaṃshakaro Vaṃsho Vaṃshanādo Hyaninditaḥ Sarvāṅgarūpo Māyāvī Suhṛdo Hyanilo'nalaḥ

Verso 70

Bandhano Bandhakartā Cha Subandhanavimochanaḥ Sa Yayñāriḥ Sa Kāmārirmahādaṃshṭro Mahāyudhaḥ

Verso 71

Bahudhāninditaḥ Sharvaḥ Shaṅkaraḥ Shaṅkaro'dhanaḥ Amaresho Mahādevo Vishvadevaḥ Surārihā

Verso 72

Ahirbudhnyo'nilābhashcha Chekitāno Havistathā Ayaikapācha Kāpālī Trishaṅkurayitaḥ Shivaḥ

Verso 73

Dhanvantarirdhūmaketuḥ Skando Vaishravaṇastathā Dhātā Shakrashcha Vishṇushcha Mitrastvashṭā Dhruvo Dharaḥ

Verso 74

Prabhāvaḥ Sarvago Vāyuraryamā Savitā Raviḥ Ushaṅgushcha Vidhātā Cha Māndhātā Bhūtabhāvanaḥ

Verso 75

Vibhurvarṇavibhāvī Cha Sarvakāmaguṇāvahaḥ Padmanābho Mahāgarbhashchandravaktro'nilo'nalaḥ

Verso 76

Balavāṃshchopashāntashcha Purāṇaḥ Puṇyachañchurī Kurukartā Kuruvāsī Kurubhūto Guṇaushadhaḥ

Verso 77

Sarvāshayo Darbhachārī Sarveshāṃ Prāṇināṃ Patiḥ Devadevaḥ Sukhāsaktaḥ Sadasatsarvaratnavit

Verso 78

Kailāsagirivāsī Cha Himavadgirisaṃshrayaḥ Kūlahārī Kūlakartā Bahuvidyo Bahupradaḥ

Verso 79

Vaṇiyo Vardhakī Vṛksho Bakulashchandanashchhadaḥ Sāragrīvo Mahāyatruralolashcha Mahaushadhaḥ

Verso 80

Siddhārthakārī Siddhārthashchhandovyākaraṇottaraḥ Siṃhanādaḥ Siṃhadaṃshṭraḥ Siṃhagaḥ Siṃhavāhanaḥ

Verso 81

Prabhāvātmā Yagatkālasthālo Lokahitastaruḥ Sāraṅgo Navachakrāṅgaḥ Ketumālī Sabhāvanaḥ

Verso 82

Bhūtālayo Bhūtapatirahorātramaninditaḥ

Verso 83

Vāhitā Sarvabhūtānāṃ Nilayashcha Vibhurbhavaḥ Amoghaḥ Saṃyato Hyashvo Bhoyanaḥ Prāṇadhāraṇaḥ

Verso 84

Hiraṇyabāhushcha Tathā Guhāpālaḥ Praveshinām Prakṛshṭārirmahāharsho Yitakāmo Yitendriyaḥ

Verso 85

Gāndhārashcha Suvāsashcha Tapaḥsakto Ratirnaraḥ Mahāgīto Mahānṛtyo Hyapsarogaṇasevitaḥ

Verso 86

Mahāketurmahādhāturnaikasānucharashchalaḥ Āvedanīya Ādeshaḥ Sarvagandhasukhāvahaḥ

Verso 87

Toraṇastāraṇo Vātaḥ Paridhī Patikhecharaḥ Saṃyogo Vardhano Vṛddho Ativṛddho Guṇādhikaḥ

Verso 88

Nitya Ātmasahāyashcha Devāsurapatiḥ Patiḥ Yuktashcha Yuktabāhushcha Devo Divi Suparvaṇaḥ

Verso 89

Āshāḍhashcha Sushāṇḍhashcha Dhruvo'tha Hariṇo Haraḥ Vapurāvartamānebhyo Vasushreshṭho Mahāpathaḥ

Verso 90

Shirohārī Vimarshashcha Sarvalakshaṇalakshitaḥ Akshashcha Rathayogī Cha Sarvayogī Mahābalaḥ

Verso 91

Samāmnāyo'samāmnāyastīrthadevo Mahārathaḥ Niryīvo Yīvano Mantraḥ Shubhāksho Bahukarkashaḥ

Verso 92

Ratnaprabhūto Ratnāṅgo Mahārṇavanipānavit Mūlaṃ Vishālo Hyamṛto Vyaktāvyaktastaponidhiḥ

Verso 93

Ārohaṇo'dhirohashcha Shīladhārī Mahāyashāḥ Senākalpo Mahākalpo Yogo Yugakaro Hariḥ

Verso 94

Yugarūpo Mahārūpo Mahānāgahano Vadhaḥ Nyāyanirvapaṇaḥ Pādaḥ Paṇḍito Hyachalopamaḥ

Verso 95

Bahumālo Mahāmālaḥ Shashī Harasulochanaḥ Vistāro Lavaṇaḥ Kūpastriyugaḥ Sapalodayaḥ

Verso 96

Trilochano Vishaṇṇāṅgo Maṇividdho Yaṭādharaḥ Bindurvisargaḥ Sumukhaḥ Sharaḥ Sarvāyudhaḥ Sahaḥ

Verso 97

Nivedanaḥ Sukhāyātaḥ Sugandhāro Mahādhanuḥ Gandhapālī Cha Bhagavānutthānaḥ Sarvakarmaṇām

Verso 98

Manthāno Bahulo Vāyuḥ Sakalaḥ Sarvalochanaḥ Talastālaḥ Karasthālī Ūrdhvasaṃhanano Mahān

Verso 99

Haryakshaḥ Kakubho Vayro Shatayihvaḥ Sahasrapāt Sahasramūrdhā Devendraḥ Sarvadevamayo Guruḥ

Verso 100

Brahmadaṇḍavinirmātā Shataghnīpāshashaktimān Padmagarbho Mahāgarbho Brahmagarbho Yalodbhavaḥ

Verso 101

Gabhastirbrahmakṛdbrahmī Brahmavidbrāhmaṇo Gatiḥ Anantarūpo Naikātmā Tigmateyāḥ Svayambhuvaḥ

Verso 102

Ūrdhvagātmā Pashupatirvātaraṃhā Manoyavaḥ Chandanī Padmanālāgraḥ Surabhyuttaraṇo Naraḥ

Verso 103

Karṇikāramahāsragvī Nīlamauliḥ Pinākadhṛt Umāpatirumākānto Yāhnavīdhṛgumādhavaḥ

Verso 104

Varo Varāho Varado Vareṇyaḥ Sumahāsvanaḥ Mahāprasādo Damanaḥ Shatruhā Shvetapiṅgalaḥ

Verso 105

Pītātmā Paramātmā Cha Prayatātmā Pradhānadhṛt Sarvapārshvamukhastryaksho Dharmasādhāraṇo Varaḥ

Verso 106

Vyāsaḥ Sargaḥ Susaṅkshepo Vistaraḥ Paryayo Naraḥ Ṛtu Saṃvatsaro Māsaḥ Pakshaḥ Saṅkhyāsamāpanaḥ

Verso 107

Kalā Kāshṭhā Lavā Mātrā Muhūrtāhaḥkshapāḥ Kshaṇāḥ Vishvakshetraṃ Prayābīyaṃ Liṅgamādyastu Nirgamaḥ

Verso 108

Sadasadvyaktamavyaktaṃ Pitā Mātā Pitāmahaḥ Svargadvāraṃ Prayādvāraṃ Mokshadvāraṃ Trivishṭapam

Verso 109

Nirvāṇaṃ Hlādanashchaiva Brahmalokaḥ Parā Gatiḥ Devāsuravinirmātā Devāsuraparāyaṇaḥ

Verso 110

Devāsuragururdevo Devāsuranamaskṛtaḥ Devāsuramahāmātro Devāsuragaṇāshrayaḥ

Verso 111

Devāsuragaṇādhyaksho Devāsuragaṇāgraṇīḥ Devātidevo Devarshirdevāsuravarapradaḥ

Verso 112

Devāsureshvaro Vishvo Devāsuramaheshvaraḥ Sarvadevamayo'chintyo Devatātmā''tmasambhavaḥ

Verso 113

Īḍyo Hastīshvaro Vyāghro Devasiṃho Nararshabhaḥ

Verso 114

Vibudho'gravaraḥ Sūkshmaḥ Sarvadevastapomayaḥ Suyuktaḥ Shobhano Vayrī Prāsānāṃ Prabhavo'vyayaḥ

Verso 115

Guhaḥ Kānto Niyaḥ Sargaḥ Pavitraṃ Sarvapāvanaḥ Sha‍ṛṅgī Sha‍ṛṅgapriyo Babhrū Rāyarāyo Nirāmayaḥ

Verso 116

Abhirāmaḥ Suragaṇo Virāmaḥ Sarvasādhanaḥ Lalāṭāksho Vishvadevo Hariṇo Brahmavarchasaḥ

Verso 117

Sthāvarāṇāṃ Patishchaiva Niyamendriyavardhanaḥ Siddhārthaḥ Siddhabhūtārtho'chintyaḥ Satyavrataḥ Shuchiḥ

Verso 118

Vratādhipaḥ Paraṃ Brahma Bhaktānāṃ Paramā Gatiḥ Vimukto Muktateyāshcha Shrīmānshrīvardhano Yagat

Verso 119

Pautas de Adoración y Beneficios del Canto (Phalashruti)

Phalashruti
Día Auspicioso

Lunes y Pradosham

Mejor Momento (Muhurta)

Temprano en la mañana o crepúsculo vespertino

Ofrendas Sagradas

Hojas de bilva, agua sagrada del Ganges y ceniza sagrada (vibhuti)

Beneficios Espirituales (Phalashruti)Phalashruti
  • Paz mental profunda, liberación de miedos y purificación kármica

Contexto

Contexto de la revelación: En el Anushasana Parva del Mahabharata, el rey Yudhishthira pregunta a Sri Krishna por la gloria y los nombres de Mahadeva (Rudra). Este himno es la sección 17 del Anushasana Parva en la división de Ganguli/Roy; el texto de Sanskrit Documents utilizado aquí (versos 31-153) lleva un colofón que lo identifica como el adhyaya 48 del Dana-dharma-parva. Krishna recuerda las austeridades que practicó en el Himalaya para obtener un hijo, en el ermitaño del sabio Upamanyu, quien le enseñó estos nombres; Upamanyu los presenta como 1008 nombres. Dice que son la esencia de los diez mil nombres que en otro tiempo pronunció Brahma, que el himno pasó del mundo de Brahma al cielo, y que Tandi lo recibió y lo trajo a la tierra, por lo que también se le llama el himno de Tandi. Krishna luego lo recita a Yudhishthira, afirmando que Shiva es el Yo Supremo que habita en todos los corazones y el libertador compasivo de todos los que se entregan a Él.

Sobre este Texto

Compuesto por: Maharishi Vedavyasa · Ancient Vedic Rishi · Traditional antiquity

Traditionally credited as the compiler of the four Vedas and the author of the Mahabharata (within which the Bhagavad Gita appears) and the Puranas — making him one of the most cited authorial figures in the entire Hindu canon, spanning philosophy, epic narrative, and devotional literature.

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Recitado por el propio Sri Krishna

En el Mahabharata, es el Bhagavan Sri Krishna quien glorifica al Señor Shiva con este Sahasranama, subrayando la profunda unidad filosófica entre Hari (Vishnu) y Hara (Shiva).

El linaje del sabio Tandi

Upamanyu dice que el himno viajó desde el mundo de Brahma hasta el cielo, y que Tandi lo recibió y lo trajo a la tierra, por lo que también se llama el himno de Tandi. Los nombres se destilan de los diez mil nombres pronunciados por Brahma.

Los grandes nombres Sthira y Sthanu

El himno se abre con Sthira (la Verdad inquebrantable) y Sthanu (el Pilar de la conciencia eterna), y retrata a Shiva no solo como el destructor, sino como el fundamento inmutable sobre el que se mueve el universo.

Síntesis universal de naturaleza y espíritu

Shiva es alabado a la vez como Pravritti (el compromiso creativo y activo con el cosmos) y como Nivritti (el desapego contemplativo e interior que conduce a la liberación de Kaivalya).

Alabanza del Anushasana Parva

Junto con el Vishnu Sahasranama, este himno constituye la doble corona de las letanías devocionales conservadas en el Libro de las Instrucciones del Mahabharata.