Shloka 70

नन्दाव्रत-समाप्तिः तथा शङ्करस्य प्रत्यक्ष-दर्शनम्

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

Devanagari script

अहं तमानयिष्यामि नारदेन त्वदालयम् । तस्मै त्वमेनां संयच्छ तदर्थे परिकल्पिताम्

Transliteration

ahaṃ tamānayiṣyāmi nāradena tvadālayam | tasmai tvamenāṃ saṃyaccha tadarthe parikalpitām

Translation

“I shall bring him to your abode through Nārada. Therefore, you should give this maiden to him, for she has been duly destined for that very purpose.”

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आनयिष्यामि: will bring
• आनयिष्यामि: क्रिया (Kriyā/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• नारदेन: by/with Nārada
• नारदेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Agent-associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (genitive sense), एकवचन; ‘of you/your’ (stem form used in compound)

• आलयम्: abode
• आलयम्: कर्म (Karma/Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एनाम्: her/this (woman)
• एनाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संयच्छ: give/hand over
• संयच्छ: क्रिया (Kriyā/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• तदर्थे: for that purpose
• तदर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Purpose-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘तस्य अर्थः’ (for that purpose)

• परिकल्पिताम्: prepared/arranged
• परिकल्पिताम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘prepared/arranged’ (qualifying ‘enām’)

Speaker

Brahma

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This verse belongs to the Dakṣa–Satī marriage arrangement narrative; it is not framed as a Jyotirliṅga-māhātmya episode.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It highlights īśvara-saṅkalpa (the Lord’s ordained order): events unfold through divine instruments like Nārada, and dharma is fulfilled when one aligns personal action with what is spiritually destined.

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

Though the verse speaks in a social setting (marriage arrangement), it reflects Saguna Shiva’s līlā: the manifest divine works through persons and circumstances to establish dharma, which supports the devotee’s steady bhakti toward Shiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate surrender (śaraṇāgati) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—while performing one’s duties in a dharmic, Shiva-offered spirit.