Shloka 5

नारदतपोवर्णनम्

Nārada’s Austerities Described

Devanagari script

चक्रे मुनिस्समाधिं तमहम्ब्रह्मेति यत्र ह । विज्ञानं भवति ब्रह्मसाक्षात्कारकरं द्विजाः

Transliteration

cakre munissamādhiṃ tamahambrahmeti yatra ha | vijñānaṃ bhavati brahmasākṣātkārakaraṃ dvijāḥ

Translation

O twice-born sages, the seer entered that samādhi wherein the realization arises, “I am Brahman”; from it is born the higher, discerning knowledge that brings direct vision of Brahman.

Word by Word

• चक्रे: made/performed
• चक्रे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समाधिम्: samādhi, deep meditation
• समाधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म) (समाधिम् इत्यस्य विशेषणवत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता) (उक्तिविषयः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्रह्म: Brahman, the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Pratijñā/Viśeṣya (प्रत्ययार्थ/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• यत्र: where/in which
• यत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where/in which)

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

• विज्ञानम्: realized knowledge
• विज्ञानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ब्रह्मसाक्षात्कारकरम्: producing direct realization of Brahman
• ब्रह्मसाक्षात्कारकरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म-साक्षात्कार-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः साक्षात्कारः; तं करोति इति करम्)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बोधनार्थे अपि प्रयुज्यते (O twice-born)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Characters & Entities

• Brahman

FAQs

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

It teaches that true liberation-oriented knowledge is not mere theory: through samādhi arises vijñāna—realized wisdom—which culminates in direct experience of the Supreme (Brahman), understood in Shaiva reading as the highest reality of Śiva.

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

Saguna worship such as Liṅga-pūjā is traditionally a support for purification and one-pointedness; when the mind becomes steady, it matures into samādhi, where the seeker recognizes the supreme truth beyond form—Śiva as the inner Brahman—without rejecting devotional practice.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The verse primarily points to samādhi (deep meditation). In a Shiva Purana practice-frame, this is supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), disciplined dhyāna, and purity-observances; the aim is realized vijñāna leading to direct vision of the Supreme.