Shloka 39
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
मुने न कुरु शोकं त्वं त्वया किंचित्कृतं नहि । स्वेच्छया कृतवान्शंभुरिदं सर्वं न संशयः
mune na kuru śokaṃ tvaṃ tvayā kiṃcitkṛtaṃ nahi | svecchayā kṛtavānśaṃbhuridaṃ sarvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
O sage, do not grieve. You have done nothing at all here. Śambhu has brought all this about by His own free will—of this there is no doubt.
Lord Shiva (Śambhu) (inferred as the consoling speaker within the Sṛṣṭi narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Teaches īśvara-svātantrya (Lord’s sovereign will): events at tīrthas/temples are ultimately Śiva’s līlā; surrender reduces grief and supports steady sādhana.
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that ultimate agency belongs to Pati (Śiva). Grief rooted in ego-doership dissolves when one recognizes that the cosmic order unfolds by Śambhu’s sovereign will.
In Linga/Saguna worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as the compassionate Lord who governs creation. This verse supports surrender (śaraṇāgati): offering one’s sense of ‘I did’ into the Linga, trusting Śiva as the true doer and protector.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with the contemplation, “Śiva is the doer; I am the offered one,” and, if aligned with tradition, wear Rudrākṣa and apply Tripuṇḍra as reminders of surrender and detachment from ego-doership.