Shloka 58
नारदमोहवर्णनम् — Description of Nārada’s Delusion
श्रुत्वा हरगणावित्थं स्वशापं ज्ञानिसत्तमौ । न किंचिदूचतुस्तौ हि मुनिमाज्ञाय मोहितम्
śrutvā haragaṇāvitthaṃ svaśāpaṃ jñānisattamau | na kiṃcidūcatustau hi munimājñāya mohitam
Hearing from Śiva’s attendants about their own curse, those two foremost among the wise said nothing at all, understanding that the sage had been deluded (by a higher power).
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva insight that even painful outcomes like a curse are to be met with steadiness and discernment; the wise do not react in ego, recognizing the play of delusion (moha) under Shiva’s higher governance and awaiting the movement of grace.
By showing Shiva’s attendants and the unfolding of Shiva’s ordinance in the world, the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship: devotees take refuge in the Lord’s manifest guidance, trusting that apparent injustice is often the working of veiling and eventual revelation, symbolized by steadfast devotion to the Linga.
A practical takeaway is restraint of speech and japa during adversity—silently repeating the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) or holding Rudrākṣa, cultivating equanimity and surrender to Shiva’s will.