Shloka 25

नारदमोहवर्णनम् — Description of Nārada’s Delusion

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । त्वदीयो भूपतिः शीलनिधिस्स वृषतत्परः । तस्य कन्या विशालाक्षी श्रीमतीवरवर्णिनी

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | tvadīyo bhūpatiḥ śīlanidhissa vṛṣatatparaḥ | tasya kanyā viśālākṣī śrīmatīvaravarṇinī

Translation

Nārada said: “Your king is a treasure-house of noble conduct, ever devoted to dharma. He has a daughter—large-eyed, auspicious and illustrious, of excellent complexion.”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वदीयः: your
• त्वदीयः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + īya (तद्धित)
• Form: तद्धितान्त विशेषण; Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘belonging to you’

• भूपतिः: king
• भूपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• शीलनिधिः: a treasure of good conduct
• शीलनिधिः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīla (प्रातिपदिक) + nidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास: शीलस्य निधिः; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम); Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृषतत्परः: devoted to righteousness
• वृषतत्परः: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + tatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास: वृषे तत्परः (धर्मे तत्परः); Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• कन्या: daughter
• कन्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विशालाक्षी: wide-eyed
• विशालाक्षी: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि समास: विशालानि अक्षी यस्याः सा; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमती: splendid/fortunate
• श्रीमती: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वरवर्णिनी: of excellent complexion
• वरवर्णिनी: Visheshana (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास: वरवर्णिनी = उत्तमवर्णा; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Nārada

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• King (Bhūpati)
• King's daughter

FAQs

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

The verse establishes dharma (vṛṣa) as the foundation for auspicious outcomes: a ruler grounded in right conduct becomes a fit vessel for divine grace and for events that unfold toward Shiva’s higher purpose.

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

Though the Liṅga is not named here, the Shiva Purana often frames devotion to Saguna Shiva as flourishing in a dharmic society; the king’s righteousness is the supportive ground in which Shiva-oriented destinies (marriage, vows, worship) can manifest.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is steadfast dharmic living alongside Shaiva devotion—daily remembrance of Shiva (e.g., japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to keep conduct pure and life auspicious.