Shloka 52

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

संसारमूलभूतानां पातकानां महामुने । शिवनामकुठारेण विनाशो जायते ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

saṃsāramūlabhūtānāṃ pātakānāṃ mahāmune | śivanāmakuṭhāreṇa vināśo jāyate dhruvam

Translation

O great sage, the sins that are the very root of worldly bondage are surely destroyed by the axe of Śiva’s Name.

Word by Word

• संसारमूलभूतानाम्: of those that are rooted in saṃsāra
• संसारमूलभूतानाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार-मूल-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; समास: संसार + मूल + भूत)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (contextually neuter plural genitive), षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पातकानाम्)

• पातकानाम्: of sins
• पातकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive dependent on विनाशः)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-मुनि (प्रातिपदिक; समास: महा + मुनि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• शिवनामकुठारेण: by the axe of Śiva’s name
• शिवनामकुठारेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव-नाम-कुठार (प्रातिपदिक; समास: शिव + नाम + कुठार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• विनाशः: destruction
• विनाशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जायते: arises; occurs
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Prakara (प्रकार/Adverbial manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative) अर्थे 'certainly'

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that the deepest cause of bondage—root-level pātakas that sustain saṃsāra—can be cut down through sincere remembrance and repetition of Śiva’s Name, emphasizing bhakti as a direct purifier and liberator.

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

Nama-japa is a Saguna practice: the devotee approaches Śiva through His accessible form as ‘Śiva’ and through Linga-worship, where the Name, form, and devotion work together to dissolve karmic impurities and turn the mind toward Śiva.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily Śiva-nāma japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—performed with steadiness and devotion; it may be paired with simple Linga-pūjā and mindful repentance to uproot sin and habitual bondage.