Shloka 47

पार्वत्याः तपः—हिमालयादिभिः उपदेशः / Pārvatī’s Austerity and Counsel from Himālaya and Others

Devanagari script

नारद त्वं शिवस्थानं तदा गत्वाऽभयस्सदा । शिवभक्तो विशेषेण प्रसन्नं दृष्टवान् प्रभुम्

Transliteration

nārada tvaṃ śivasthānaṃ tadā gatvā'bhayassadā | śivabhakto viśeṣeṇa prasannaṃ dṛṣṭavān prabhum

Translation

O Nārada, at that time you went to Śiva’s sacred abode and remained ever fearless. As a devotee of Śiva in a special way, you beheld the Lord—Śiva—radiant with grace and fully pleased.

Word by Word

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुषार्थे मध्यमपुरुष-प्रयोग; प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• शिव-स्थानम्: Śiva's abode
• शिव-स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य स्थानम्)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय — temporal adverb

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — having gone

• अभयः: fearless
• अभयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषण (त्वम् इत्यस्य)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय — adverb of frequency

• शिव-भक्तः: a devotee of Śiva
• शिव-भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य भक्तः)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (instrumental used adverbially) — ‘especially/in particular’

• प्रसन्नम्: pleased
• प्रसन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; विशेषण (प्रभुम्)

• दृष्टवान्: (you) saw
• दृष्टवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — having seen; कर्तरि प्रयोग, finite sense with implied ‘असि/आस’

• प्रभुम्: the Lord
• प्रभुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Brahmā (narrating to Nārada within the Rudra Saṃhitā frame)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Darśana of the gracious Lord removes fear (abhaya) and strengthens śiva-bhakti, a classic fruit of tīrtha/śiva-sthāna visitation.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narada

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a key Shaiva teaching: sincere Shiva-bhakti culminates in prasāda (grace) and darśana of Pati (Lord Shiva), and that grace manifests as abhaya—inner fearlessness rooted in divine refuge.

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

By emphasizing Śiva’s “prasanna” (pleased, gracious) presence, it supports saguna-upāsanā—approaching Shiva as the personal Lord who responds to devotion. In Shiva Purana practice, such devotion is commonly expressed through Linga worship, mantra-japa, and temple pilgrimage (śivasthāna).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is to cultivate steady Shiva-bhakti through daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and regular visitation/worship at a śivasthāna (Shiva temple or Linga), seeking prasāda that matures into inner abhaya (fearlessness).