Shloka 11

नारदतपोवर्णनम्

Nārada’s Austerities Described

Devanagari script

त्वद्बलान्मे बहूनाञ्च तपोगर्वो विनाशितः । मद्राज्यस्थिरता मित्र त्वदनुग्रहतस्सदा

Transliteration

tvadbalānme bahūnāñca tapogarvo vināśitaḥ | madrājyasthiratā mitra tvadanugrahatassadā

Translation

By your power, the pride born of austerities in me and in many others has been destroyed. O friend, the stability of my kingdom is ever sustained by your grace.

Word by Word

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (pronoun)

• बलात्: from (your) strength
• बलात्: अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मे: my
• मे: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) / चतुर्थी (4th/Dative) एकवचन (Singular); अत्र षष्ठी-स्वाम्यर्थे (here genitive of possession)

• बहूनाम्: of many
• बहूनाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तपः: of austerity
• तपः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• गर्वः: pride
• गर्वः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विनाशितः: destroyed
• विनाशितः: क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मत्: my
• मत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• राज्य: kingdom
• राज्य: सम्बन्ध (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रातिपदिक-आधार (stem)

• स्थिरता: stability (of my kingdom)
• स्थिरता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिरता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive tatpuruṣa) = मत्-राज्य-स्थिरता

• मित्र: O friend
• मित्र: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वत्: your
• त्वत्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुग्रहात्: from (your) favor
• अनुग्रहात्: अपादान (Ablative cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Brahmā (addressing Lord Śiva/Rudra as the divine ally in creation)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that tapas (austerity) can inflate ego, but Śiva’s anugraha (grace) dissolves that pride and restores dharmic order—showing that liberation and right governance depend on surrender to Pati (Śiva), not on self-power alone.

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

The verse highlights Śiva as the gracious Lord who stabilizes creation and kingship; Linga worship is a Saguna focus for receiving that anugraha—recognizing Śiva as the unseen support (Nirguṇa) made approachable through the Linga (Saguṇa symbol).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice humble japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to renounce tapo-garva (austerity-pride) and to seek steadiness through Śiva’s grace.