Shloka 47

नारदतपोवर्णनम्

Nārada’s Austerities Described

Devanagari script

तुष्टाव गिरिशं भक्त्या शिवात्मा शैवराड् हरिः । सांजलिर्विसुधीर्नम्रमस्तकः परमेश्वरम्

Transliteration

tuṣṭāva giriśaṃ bhaktyā śivātmā śaivarāḍ hariḥ | sāṃjalirvisudhīrnamramastakaḥ parameśvaram

Translation

Hari (Viṣṇu)—whose inner being was devoted to Śiva and who was foremost among Śiva’s devotees—praised Girīśa with bhakti. With purified understanding, he stood with palms joined and head bowed, worshipping the Supreme Lord (Parameśvara).

Word by Word

• तुष्टाव: praised
• तुष्टाव: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘praised’

• गिरिशम्: Girish(a) (Lord of mountains)
• गिरिशम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करणार्थः (instrumental): with devotion

• शिव-आत्मा: whose self is Shiva / Shiva-souled
• शिव-आत्मा: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य आत्मा शिवः = whose inner self is Shiva) विशेषणम् (qualifying हरिः)

• शैव-राट्: king among devotees of Shiva
• शैव-राट्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैव (प्रातिपदिक) + राट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शैवः एव राट् = king among Shaivas) विशेषणम् (qualifying हरिः)

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स-अञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• स-अञ्जलिः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयभावः (अञ्जलिः यस्य सः = with folded hands) विशेषणम् (qualifying हरिः)

• वि-सुधीः: very wise
• वि-सुधीः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्ग ‘वि-’ (intensifier) सहित; विशेषणम् (qualifying हरिः): very wise

• नम्र-मस्तकः: with bowed head
• नम्र-मस्तकः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य मस्तकं नम्रम् = whose head is bowed) विशेषणम् (qualifying हरिः)

• परम-ईश्वरम्: the Supreme Lord
• परम-ईश्वरम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परमः ईश्वरः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents bhakti and humility as the proper approach to Parameśvara: even Hari (Viṣṇu) worships Śiva with purified intellect, showing Śiva’s supreme status as Pati and the model of devotion for all beings.

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

The verse emphasizes reverential, personal worship—añjali and bowed head—characteristic of Saguna Śiva-upāsanā; in the Shiva Purana this same devotion is directed to Śiva’s accessible forms, including the Śiva-liṅga as the worship-focus of Parameśvara.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice Śiva-bhakti with añjali (joined palms), a bowed head, and a purified mind—ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) during daily pūjā or Mahāśivarātri observance.