Shloka 29

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

यदकार्षीश्शिववचो वितथं मदमोहितः । स दत्तवानीदृशं ते फलं कर्म फलप्रदः

Transliteration

yadakārṣīśśivavaco vitathaṃ madamohitaḥ | sa dattavānīdṛśaṃ te phalaṃ karma phalapradaḥ

Translation

Intoxicated by pride and delusion, you treated Śiva’s words as false. Therefore, He—who dispenses the fruits of deeds—has granted you precisely such a result, in accordance with your karma.

Word by Word

• yat: which (that)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• akārṣīḥ: you did
• akārṣīḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• śiva-vacaḥ: Śiva’s word/speech
• śiva-vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'शिवस्य वचः'; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• vitatham: false, untrue
• vitatham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vitatha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying)

• mada-mohitaḥ: deluded by pride/intoxication
• mada-mohitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mada (प्रातिपदिक) + mohita (कृदन्त; मुह् धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (instrumental/causal sense): 'मदेन मोहितः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; संकेत-सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• dattavān: has given
• dattavān: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (perfect participle/क्तवतु), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परिप्रयोगे भूतार्थे (has given)

• īdṛśam: such, of this kind
• īdṛśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण

• te: to you/your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• karma: action, deed
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; यहाँ विशेष्य-सम्बन्धे (as 'deed/act')

• phala-pradaḥ: giver of results (fruit-bestower)
• phala-pradaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (कृदन्त; प्र-दा धातु)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'फलम् प्रददाति इति'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (of 'saḥ')

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages, conveying the doctrinal point that Shiva dispenses karmic results)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that pride and delusion distort truth, and that Śiva, as the righteous Lord, administers karmic results exactly in accordance with one’s actions—urging humility, faith, and alignment with dharma.

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

Saguna Śiva (worshipped as the Liṅga) is affirmed here as the compassionate yet just Lord who governs karma; worship becomes a means to purify ego and delusion so one does not oppose Śiva’s guidance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with repentance and humility, optionally with vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa, to reduce mada (pride) and moha (delusion).