Shloka 40

नारदतपोवर्णनम्

Nārada’s Austerities Described

Devanagari script

शिवेच्छा यादृशी लोके भवत्येव हि सा तदा । तदधीनं जगत्सर्वं वचस्तंत्यांत स्थितं यतः

Transliteration

śivecchā yādṛśī loke bhavatyeva hi sā tadā | tadadhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ vacastaṃtyāṃta sthitaṃ yataḥ

Translation

Wie auch immer Śivas Wille in der Welt ist, genau so wird es. Denn das ganze Universum hängt von Ihm ab, da es am Ende des Fadens seines Gebots — seines lenkenden Wortes — gegründet steht.

Word by Word

• शिव-इच्छा: Śiva’s will
• शिव-इच्छा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य इच्छा)

• यादृशी: whatever kind (as)
• यादृशी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (correlative: ‘such as/whatever kind’)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• सा: that (will)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तत्-अधीनम्: dependent on that
• तत्-अधीनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम) + अधीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्य अधीनम् = ‘dependent on that’)

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; जगत्-विशेषणम्

• वचः-तन्त्याम्: in the string/cord of (His) word/command
• वचः-तन्त्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक) + तन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वचसः तन्ती = ‘string/cord of speech/command’)

• अन्तः: within
• अन्तः: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (adverb: within/inside)

• स्थितम्: situated/placed
• स्थितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; जगत्-सम्बन्धि

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (conj./relative adverb: because/for which reason)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva’s supremacy in creation within the Srishti Khanda)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It declares Śiva as Pati—the supreme Lord whose icchā (will) sustains and directs all cosmic order; recognizing this leads to humility, surrender, and liberation-oriented devotion.

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

The Liṅga is worshipped as the visible support of the invisible Lord; by worshipping Saguna Śiva through the Liṅga, the devotee aligns with Śiva’s will that governs the entire jagat.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with contemplation that all events rest on Śiva’s command; offer actions mentally to Śiva (īśvara-arpana) as a daily discipline.