Shloka 8

नारदप्रश्नवर्णन (Nāradapraśna-varṇana) — “Account of Nārada’s Inquiry”

Devanagari script

स्वकर्मणः फलं प्राप्तं कस्यापि न हि दूषणम् । सुप्रसन्नो भव विभो कुर्वनुग्रहमद्य नौ

Transliteration

svakarmaṇaḥ phalaṃ prāptaṃ kasyāpi na hi dūṣaṇam | suprasanno bhava vibho kurvanugrahamadya nau

Translation

„Was wir erlangt haben, ist nur die Frucht des eigenen Handelns; wahrlich, an keinem anderen liegt Schuld. O allmächtiger Herr, sei uns ganz gnädig und gewähre uns heute Deine Gunst.“

Word by Word

• sva-karmaṇaḥ: of (one’s) own action
• sva-karmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (genitive relation): “of one’s own action”; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) (karman), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• prāptam: obtained
• prāptam: Karma (कर्म/Object) (as predicate: “obtained”)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धा॒तु) with pra- → prāpta (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) agreeing with phalam

• kasya: of anyone’s
• kasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative/indefinite pronoun (प्रश्न/अनिश्चित सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• api: even/any
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), indefiniteness/emphasis (अपि)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध निपात)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/causal (निश्चय/हेतु)

• dūṣaṇam: fault/blame
• dūṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म/Complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) (predicate-noun)

• su-prasannaḥ: very gracious/pleased
• su-prasannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + prasanna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय): “very pleased”; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) (used predicatively)

• bhava: be
• bhava: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धा॒तु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/Imperative), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• vibho: O Lord
• vibho: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)

• kurvan: doing
• kurvan: Karta (कर्ता/Agent) (participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धा॒तु) → kurvat (कृदन्त, शतृ/Present active participle)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Present Active Participle (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) (agreeing with implied “you”)

• anugraham: favor/grace
• anugraham: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anugraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• nau: to us two
• nau: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Dual (द्विवचन) (enclitic form)

Speaker

Brahmā (praying to Lord Śiva/Rudra within the Sṛṣṭi narrative, as relayed by Sūta)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General Siddhānta teaching: recognition of karma as pāśa and turning to Śiva for anugraha is held to ripen the soul toward liberation (mokṣa).

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches karma-viveka and surrender: suffering or gain is owned as karma-phala (not blamed on others), and liberation-oriented peace arises by seeking Śiva’s anugraha—the Lord’s purifying grace that loosens pāśa (bondage).

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

The prayer addresses Śiva as Vibhu (the all-pervading Lord) who responds in a saguna, approachable way through compassion. In Linga-worship, the devotee similarly relinquishes blame and petitions for anugraha, trusting Śiva as Pati who governs karma and grants inner purification.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple takeaway is daily confession-free surrender: offer water and bilva to the Śiva-liṅga, apply tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and repeat the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” ending with a prayer for anugraha and the resolve to accept karma-phala without blaming others.