Shloka 11

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

Completion of the Nandā-vrata and Śiva’s Direct Appearance

Devanagari script

सापि त्रपावशा युक्ता वक्तुं नो हृदि यत्स्थितम् । शशाक सा त्वभीष्टं यत्तल्लज्जाच्छादितं पुनः

Transliteration

sāpi trapāvaśā yuktā vaktuṃ no hṛdi yatsthitam | śaśāka sā tvabhīṣṭaṃ yattallajjācchāditaṃ punaḥ

Translation

Even she, overcome by modesty, could not speak what dwelt in her heart. Though she wished to express it, that cherished intention was again veiled by shyness.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: 'also/even')

• त्रपावशा: overcome by shyness
• त्रपावशा: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रपा + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (त्रपायाः वशा) 'under the control of modesty'

• युक्ता: endowed/possessed
• युक्ता: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'joined/endowed'

• वक्तुम्: to speak
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), 'to speak'

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधवाचक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• हृदि: in (her) heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• स्थितम्: situated
• स्थितम्: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'situated'

• शशाक: was able
• शशाक: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: contrast/emphasis)

• अभीष्टम्: the desired (thing)
• अभीष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative)

• लज्जाच्छादितम्: covered by shame
• लज्जाच्छादितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लज्जा + छादित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (लज्जया छादितम्) 'covered by shame'

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kāla/Prakāra-adhikaraṇa (काल/प्रकार-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'again')

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Sati

FAQs

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

It highlights that true bhakti can be inward and wordless: the heart’s intention may be pure and powerful even when speech is restrained by modesty, a natural quality that can accompany sincerity and reverence.

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

Linga and Saguna Shiva worship both emphasize inner devotion (bhāva) over outward display; this verse mirrors that principle by showing devotion residing in the heart even when it is not verbally expressed.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Silent japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with inward offering of intention (mānasa-pūjā) fits the verse’s theme—letting the heart speak to Shiva when words do not arise.