Shloka 56
नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्
Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny
ब्रह्मोवाच । इति वचनमुदारं नारद त्वं गिरीशं त्रिदिवमगम उक्त्वा तत्क्षणादेवप्रीत्या । गिरिपतिरपि चित्ते चारुसंमोदयुक्तस्स्वगृहमगमदेवं सर्वसंपत्समृद्धम्
brahmovāca | iti vacanamudāraṃ nārada tvaṃ girīśaṃ tridivamagama uktvā tatkṣaṇādevaprītyā | giripatirapi citte cārusaṃmodayuktassvagṛhamagamadevaṃ sarvasaṃpatsamṛddham
Brahmā said: “O Nārada, having spoken these noble words, you at once—moved by joy—went to Girīśa in the celestial realm. And Giripati too, his heart filled with delightful gladness, returned to his own divine abode, overflowing with every prosperity.”
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights the auspicious power of sincere, noble speech and devotion: when the devotee (Nārada) acts with pure joy toward Śiva, the narrative reflects a corresponding divine gladness—showing the harmony between bhakta and Pati (Lord Śiva) that supports spiritual upliftment.
Though the Liṅga is not named here, the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva (Girīśa/Giripati) as personally responsive and approachable—an important Shaiva Purana theme that supports devotional worship, including Liṅga-upāsanā, as a living relationship with the Lord.
The implied practice is bhakti expressed through respectful speech, remembrance, and immediate turning of the mind toward Śiva; as a simple takeaway, one may recite the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with heartfelt joy and reverence, cultivating inner gladness (prīti) as worship.