Shloka 12

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

तज्ज्ञात्वाहं हरे त्वाद्य शिक्षयिष्यामि तद्बलात् । यथा न कुर्याः कुत्रापीदृशं कर्म कदाचन

Transliteration

tajjñātvāhaṃ hare tvādya śikṣayiṣyāmi tadbalāt | yathā na kuryāḥ kutrāpīdṛśaṃ karma kadācana

Translation

Knowing this, O Hari, I shall instruct you today by the strength of that authority, so that you may never again perform such an act—anywhere, at any time.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having known’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• हरे: O Hari
• हरे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Voc.), एकवचन (sg.)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)

• शिक्षयिष्यामि: I will instruct/teach
• शिक्षयिष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śikṣ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.) (elliptic: ‘तस्य’)

• बलात्: by/through the power (of that)
• बलात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Abl. 5), एकवचन (sg.)

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction; purpose/result ‘so that’)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle)

• कुर्याः: you should do
• कुर्याः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• कुत्र: anywhere/wherever
• कुत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (interrogative/indefinite adverb of place)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; even/also)

• ईदृशम्: such (like this)
• ईदृशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

• कर्म: deed/action
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• कदाचन: ever/at any time
• कदाचन: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time; ‘ever/at any time’)

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents Shiva as the supreme spiritual preceptor who corrects even exalted deities, emphasizing dharmic restraint and the necessity of right action aligned with divine order.

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

Shiva’s role as Saguna Guru—who teaches and disciplines—supports Linga worship as devotion to the visible, accessible form of the transcendent Lord who guides beings away from harmful karma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is self-restraint supported by daily Shiva-upāsanā—especially japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and mindful repentance—so one does not repeat adharmic actions.