Shloka 36

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

श्रूयते त्यक्तसंगस्स महादेवो यतात्मवान् । तपश्चरति सन्नित्यं देवानामप्यगोचरः

Transliteration

śrūyate tyaktasaṃgassa mahādevo yatātmavān | tapaścarati sannityaṃ devānāmapyagocaraḥ

Translation

It is heard that Mahādeva—self-restrained and free from all attachment—ever performs austerity; He remains beyond the reach even of the gods.

Word by Word

• श्रूयते: is heard / is said
• श्रूयते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• त्यक्त-सङ्गः: one who has abandoned attachment
• त्यक्त-सङ्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्त (कृदन्त; त्यज् धातु) + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारयभावः: त्यक्तः सङ्गः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महादेवः: Mahādeva
• महादेवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यत-आत्मवान्: self-controlled
• यत-आत्मवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत (कृदन्त; यम् धातु) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (यत आत्मा यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• चरति: practises / performs
• चरति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्-नित्यम्: always, constantly
• सत्-नित्यम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial), अर्थः: नित्यं सततम्

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ

• अगोचरः: not within reach/perception
• अगोचरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुषभाव (negated)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic account to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Devas

FAQs

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

The verse presents Śiva as the supreme Pati who is utterly unattached and perfectly self-governed; His tapas signifies the inner mastery and grace-bestowing power that liberates the bound soul (paśu) from bonds (pāśa).

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

Though Śiva is described as agocara—beyond sensory grasp—devotees approach Him through Saguna forms such as the Śiva-liṅga, where the transcendent Lord becomes accessible to bhakti, mantra, and pūjā.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is steady tapas as daily sādhana: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with yogic self-restraint and a spirit of tyāga; external aids like bhasma and rudrākṣa may support this discipline when done with devotion.