Shloka 26

नारदतपोवर्णनम्

Nārada’s Austerities Described

Devanagari script

नारदोऽपि चिरं तस्थौ तत्रेशानुग्रहेण ह । पूर्णं मत्वा तपस्तत्स्वं विरराम ततो मुनिः

Transliteration

nārado'pi ciraṃ tasthau tatreśānugraheṇa ha | pūrṇaṃ matvā tapastatsvaṃ virarāma tato muniḥ

Translation

By the grace of Īśāna (Lord Śiva), Nārada too remained there for a long time. Then, considering his own tapas to have reached fulfillment, the sage ceased from that austerity.

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

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

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: for long)

• तस्थौ: stood, remained
• तस्थौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• ईश-अनुग्रहेण: by the Lord’s grace
• ईश-अनुग्रहेण: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष

• ह: indeed/forsooth
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; narrative emphasis)

• पूर्णम्: complete, fulfilled
• पूर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्म-विशेषणम् (object-complement)

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): having thought/considered

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

• तत्-स्वम्: that very (own)
• तत्-स्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय; विशेषणम् तपः

• विरराम: ceased, stopped
• विरराम: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (from that/thereafter)

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; apposition to Nārada

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Shiva
• Ishana

FAQs

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

It teaches that tapas bears fruit fully only when crowned by Īśāna’s anugraha (grace). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, effort is important, but liberation-oriented fulfillment arises when Pati (Śiva) bestows completion upon the seeker.

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

Īśāna is the gracious, accessible Saguna Lord who responds to devotion and discipline. The verse reflects the same principle found in Liṅga-worship: steady practice culminates in inner assurance and fruition through Śiva’s benevolent presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sustained tapas—regular japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), meditation, and disciplined vows—performed until inner clarity arises, then resting in gratitude and surrender rather than continuing from egoic strain.