Shloka 68

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

अप्रमादेन सततं शिवैकशरणो भव । शिवार्चनेन सततमानन्दः प्राप्यते यतः

Transliteration

apramādena satataṃ śivaikaśaraṇo bhava | śivārcanena satatamānandaḥ prāpyate yataḥ

Translation

Therefore, be ever vigilant and take refuge in Śiva alone. For by constant worship of Śiva, unbroken bliss is attained.

Word by Word

• अप्रमादेन: with vigilance, without negligence
• अप्रमादेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रमाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (by non-negligence)

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: constantly)

• शिवैकशरणः: having Śiva alone as refuge
• शिवैकशरणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + एक (प्रातिपदिक) + शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिव एव एकः शरणं यस्य)

• भव: become/be
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिवार्चनेन: by worship of Śiva
• शिवार्चनेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शिवस्य अर्चनम्)

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: constantly)

• आनन्दः: bliss
• आनन्दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्राप्यते: is attained
• प्राप्यते: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is attained)

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal indeclinable: because/for)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Exclusive refuge (śaraṇāgati) in Śiva and steady arcana are said to yield ānanda—read in Siddhānta as the dawning of Śiva’s anugraha that severs pāśa and reveals the soul’s capacity for bliss in proximity to Pati.

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: dhupa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches apramāda (spiritual alertness) and śaraṇāgati (exclusive refuge in Śiva), affirming that steady devotion and worship culminate in abiding ānanda through Śiva’s grace.

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

“Śivārcana” implies regular saguna worship—commonly through Śiva-liṅga pūjā—where disciplined offerings, mantra, and reverence stabilize the mind and open the devotee to Śiva’s saving presence.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Maintain daily Śiva-arcana with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mindful steadiness; the core instruction is consistency without negligence.