Shloka 13

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

अद्यापि निर्भयस्त्वं हि संगं नापस्तरस्विना । इदानीं लप्स्यसे विष्णो फलं स्वकृतकर्मणः

Transliteration

adyāpi nirbhayastvaṃ hi saṃgaṃ nāpastarasvinā | idānīṃ lapsyase viṣṇo phalaṃ svakṛtakarmaṇaḥ

Translation

Even now you remain fearless, for you have not yet crossed the perilous current of attachment. But now, O Viṣṇu, you shall receive the fruit of your own actions.

Word by Word

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

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

• निर्भयः: fearless
• निर्भयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirbhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; indeed)

• सङ्गम्: attachment/association
• सङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

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

• अप: away
• अप: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ap (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; ‘away/off’)

• स्तरस्विना: by the swift/impetuous one (or by swift current)
• स्तरस्विना: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: starasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time)

• लप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• लप्स्यसे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन (sg.), आत्मनेपद

• विष्णो: O Viṣṇu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Voc.), एकवचन (sg.)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• स्वकृतकर्मणः: of your own performed action
• स्वकृतकर्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen. 6), एकवचन (sg.); तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वेन कृतं कर्म’ (one’s own done deed)

Speaker

Lord Śiva (Rudra)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Rudra

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that fearlessness alone is not liberation; as long as one has not crossed the swift current of attachment (saṅga), karma will mature and deliver its inevitable results. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, attachment is a form of pāśa (bond) that keeps the soul bound to karma-phala until grace and right knowledge arise.

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

It supports the Shaiva emphasis that refuge in Śiva—often approached through Saguna worship such as the Śiva-liṅga—helps the devotee loosen saṅga and transcend karma’s binding force. Liṅga worship is presented as a stabilizing means to turn the mind from worldly association toward Pati (Śiva), the liberating Lord.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is cultivating vairāgya (detachment) alongside Śiva-upāsanā: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a steady mind, supported by simple disciplines like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to cross beyond saṅga and face karma with clarity.