Shloka 40

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

अहार्षित्त्वन्मतिं दिव्यां काम क्लेशमदात्स ते । त्वन्मुखाद्दापयांचक्रे शापं मे स महेश्वरः

Transliteration

ahārṣittvanmatiṃ divyāṃ kāma kleśamadātsa te | tvanmukhāddāpayāṃcakre śāpaṃ me sa maheśvaraḥ

Translation

Kāma carried away your divine resolve and brought you distress. Then that Mahādeva, Maheśvara, made my curse be uttered from your own mouth.

Word by Word

• अहार्षीत्: took away / removed
• अहार्षीत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वत्-मतिम्: your intention/mind
• त्वत्-मतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘your mind/intention’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• दिव्याम्: divine
• दिव्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to मतिम्)

• काम: O Kāma
• काम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• क्लेशम्: affliction
• क्लेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अदात्: gave
• अदात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• त्वत्-मुखात्: from your mouth
• त्वत्-मुखात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘from your mouth’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• दापयाम्: caused (to be given/uttered)
• दापयाम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक-धातु (causative stem दापय-), ल्यप्/तुमुन्-न (here: absolutive-like form in periphrasis) — in expression ‘दापयां चक्रे’ = causative action ‘caused to be given/uttered’

• चक्रे: did / made
• चक्रे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शापम्: curse
• शापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सः: that (he)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara (Great Lord)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (महान् + ईश्वरः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahma (narrating within the Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa creation account)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Explains how klesha arises when desire overpowers resolve; pilgrimage and vrata are framed as means to restore saṅkalpa-śuddhi and seek Mahādeva’s anugraha beyond kāma-driven bondage.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Maheshvara
• Kama

FAQs

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

It teaches that desire (kāma) can disturb even a lofty resolve, yet Maheshvara remains the inner governor who redirects events for cosmic order; suffering becomes a corrective force leading the soul back toward Shiva-centered steadiness.

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

By calling Shiva “Maheshvara,” the verse emphasizes Saguna Shiva as the personal Lord who actively guides outcomes; Linga worship similarly trains the devotee to surrender ego and desire to the Lord who rules speech, mind, and karma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Restrain desire through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with steady breath and mind; offer the agitation of kāma into Shiva in meditation, supporting purity with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and disciplined conduct.