Shloka 53

नभगोपाख्यानम्

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

Devanagari script

इह सर्वसुखं भुङ्क्ष्व निर्विकारं महामते । सुगतिं प्राप्स्यसि त्वं हि सविप्रः कृपया मम

Transliteration

iha sarvasukhaṃ bhuṅkṣva nirvikāraṃ mahāmate | sugatiṃ prāpsyasi tvaṃ hi savipraḥ kṛpayā mama

Translation

O Großgesinnter, genieße hier alles Glück, ohne innere Regung und Unruhe. Durch mein Mitgefühl wirst du—zusammen mit den Brāhmaṇas—wahrlich den glückverheißenden höchsten Zustand (Befreiung) erlangen.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: here)

• सर्वसुखम्: all happiness
• सर्वसुखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वं सुखम्)

• भुङ्क्ष्व: enjoy
• भुङ्क्ष्व: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• निर्विकारम्: unchanging, without modification
• निर्विकारम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (विकार-रहितम्)

• महामते: O great-minded one
• महामते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् मतिः यस्य)

• सुगतिम्: good destination, blessed state
• सुगतिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुगति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु + गतिः)

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will attain
• प्राप्स्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया/Prediction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतुवाचक (indeed/for)

• सविप्रः: along with the brahmin
• सविप्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सहितः विप्रः)

• कृपया: by compassion
• कृपया: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes Shiva’s kripā (grace) as the decisive cause for both worldly well-being and the final “sugati,” pointing to liberation attained through the Lord’s compassionate bestowal and a nirvikāra (undisturbed) inner state.

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

It reflects the Siddhānta theme that devotion to Saguna Shiva (often approached through Linga worship) ripens into Shiva’s grace, which grants peace of mind and leads the devotee toward the highest auspicious end.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate a nirvikāra mind through regular Shiva upāsanā—japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and steady devotional discipline—so that one becomes fit to receive Shiva’s kripā leading to sugati.