Shloka 35

नभगोपाख्यानम्

Nabhaga-Upākhyāna: The Account of Nabhaga and Shiva-Jñāna

Devanagari script

अध्वरोर्वरितं वस्तु रुद्रभागः प्रकीर्तितः । इत्यपि प्राज्ञवादो हि क्वचिज्जातस्तदिच्छया

Transliteration

adhvarorvaritaṃ vastu rudrabhāgaḥ prakīrtitaḥ | ityapi prājñavādo hi kvacijjātastadicchayā

Translation

Die im Opfer (adhvara) geweihte Gabe wird als Rudras rechtmäßiger Anteil verkündet. Wahrlich, dieses Wort der Weisen entstand zuweilen aus Seinem eigenen Willen.

Word by Word

• adhvara: sacrifice (adhvara)
• adhvara: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (genitival base) — समासपूर्वपद-रूप

• urvaritaṃ: set apart/selected
• urvaritaṃ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud-√vṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वस्तु’ इति विशेषण; अर्थः ‘उद्वारित/उत्कृष्ट/निर्वारित’ (contextual: set apart/selected)

• vastu: thing/portion
• vastu: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• rudra: Rudra
• rudra: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (genitival base) — समासपूर्वपद-रूप

• bhāgaḥ: share/portion
• bhāgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• rudrabhāgaḥ: Rudra’s share
• rudrabhāgaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास: ‘रुद्रस्य भागः’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prakīrtitaḥ: has been proclaimed
• prakīrtitaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kīrt (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) प्रयोगः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (passive sense): ‘प्रकीर्तितः (has been proclaimed)’

• iti: thus
• iti: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• api: also
• api: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• prājña: wise/learned
• prājña: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prājña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-समासपूर्वपद-रूप; ‘वाद’ इति विशेषण

• vādaḥ: statement/doctrine
• vādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prājñavādaḥ: a wise saying
• prājñavādaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prājña (प्रातिपदिक) + vāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास: ‘प्राज्ञः वादः’ (a wise statement); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चयार्थक निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• kvacit: somewhere/sometime
• kvacit: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अव्यय (adverb: somewhere/sometime)

• jātaḥ: arisen
• jātaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘वादः’ इति विशेषण; अर्थः ‘उत्पन्नः’

• tat: his/that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (genitival base) — समासपूर्वपद-रूप (‘तस्य’)

• icchayā: by (his) will
• icchayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन

• tadicchayā: by his will
• tadicchayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक) + icchā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास: ‘तस्य इच्छया’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It teaches that all sacred offering and its sanctified remainder ultimately belongs to Rudra, affirming Shiva as the inner Lord (Pati) of all rites; recognizing His share purifies worship and aligns the sacrificer with divine grace.

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

By declaring ‘Rudra’s share’ in ritual substance, the verse supports Saguna worship where offerings (naivedya, oblations, prasada) are consciously dedicated to Shiva—often through the Linga—so the rite becomes Shiva-centered rather than merely formal.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Offer the fruit of any ritual first to Shiva with remembrance of Rudra (e.g., japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and then partake as prasada, cultivating the attitude that all sanctity and merit are surrendered to Him.