Shloka 11
नहि नः सा रति: स्वर्गे या च त्वद्दर्शने विभो । तदृतं च महाबाहो यदाह भगवान् भव:,'प्रभो! आपके दर्शनमें हमारा जितना अनुराग है, उतना स्वर्गमें भी नहीं है। महाबाहो! भगवान् शिवने जो कहा था, वह सर्वथा सत्य हुआ
nahi naḥ sā ratiḥ svarge yā ca tvaddarśane vibho | tad ṛtaṃ ca mahābāho yad āha bhagavān bhavaḥ ||
Nārada said: “O Lord, the delight and devotion we feel upon beholding you is not found for us even in heaven. O mighty-armed one, what the Blessed Bhava (Śiva) had declared has indeed proved wholly true.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates direct devotion and the transformative joy of divine darśana above even the pleasures of heaven, affirming that spiritual fulfillment rooted in truth surpasses reward-based aspirations.
Nārada addresses a revered figure as ‘Vibhu’ and ‘Mahābāhu,’ declaring that the devotion felt upon seeing him exceeds any heavenly delight, and he confirms that Śiva (Bhava) had earlier foretold this outcome truthfully.