Shloka 1

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ५१ श्लोक हैं) अपने-आप बछ। ्

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | tato nārāyaṇa-suhṛn nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ | śaṅkarasya umayā sārdhaṃ saṃvādaṃ pratyabhāṣata ||

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: Daraufhin begann der gesegnete Weise Nārada—Nārāyaṇa innig verbunden—den Dialog zu schildern, der zwischen Śaṅkara (Śiva) und Umā (Pārvatī) stattgefunden hatte.

Word by Word

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• नारायण-सुहृत्: friend of Narayana
• नारायण-सुहृत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायणसुहृत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: venerable/divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषिः: sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शङ्करस्य: of Shankara (Shiva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• उमया: with Uma (Parvati)
• उमया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उमा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सार्धम्: together/along with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• संवादम्: dialogue
• संवादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रत्यभाषत: recounted/spoke in reply
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Yudhishthira
• Narada
• Narayana
• Shankara (Shiva)
• Uma (Parvati)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a narrative hinge: authoritative dharma-instruction is introduced through a divine dialogue (Shiva and Parvati) transmitted by Narada and framed by Bhishma for Yudhishthira, emphasizing that ethical teaching is grounded in revered exemplars and reliable transmission.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma tells Yudhishthira that Narada now begins recounting the conversation between Shiva (Shankara) and Parvati (Uma), preparing the listener for the ensuing description and the dharma-focused discussion that follows in the chapter.