Shloka 32

देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा स नारदो ज्ञानी देवकार्यसुसाधकः । प्रभुप्रेरणया प्राह दैत्येन्द्रं तं जलंधरम्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā sa nārado jñānī devakāryasusādhakaḥ | prabhupreraṇayā prāha daityendraṃ taṃ jalaṃdharam

Translation

Seeing him, the wise sage Nārada—an able accomplisher of the gods’ purpose—spoke to that lord of the Dānavas, Jalandhara, moved by the prompting of the Supreme Lord (Śiva).

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण; prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done earlier)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular; pronoun)

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता; subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• ज्ञानी: wise/knowing
• ज्ञानी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (masculine, nominative, singular; adjective)

• देव: of the gods/divine
• देव: Upapada (उपपद; compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (stem; used in compound)

• कार्य: task/affair
• कार्य: Upapada (उपपद; compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem; used in compound)

• सु: well/very
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; तीव्रता/शोभा-बोधक (prefix/particle intensifier)

• साधकः: accomplisher of divine tasks
• साधकः: Karta (कर्ता; appositive to Narada)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (देवकार्य-सु-साधक = one who accomplishes divine tasks well) (masculine, nominative, singular)

• प्रभु: the Lord/master
• प्रभु: Upapada (उपपद; compound-member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (stem; used in compound)

• प्रेरणया: by the Lord’s prompting
• प्रेरणया: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु; by/through the Lord’s prompting)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेरणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रभोः प्रेरणा) (feminine, instrumental, singular; genitive tatpuruṣa)

• प्राह: said/spoke
• प्राह: Kriyā (क्रिया; main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (liṭ, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada)

• दैत्येन्द्रम्: the lord of the demons
• दैत्येन्द्रम्: Karma (कर्म; object of speaking)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दैत्यानाम् इन्द्रः) (masculine, accusative, singular; genitive tatpuruṣa)

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म; appositive/determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, accusative, singular; pronoun)

• जलंधरम्: Jalandhara
• जलंधरम्: Karma (कर्म; apposition to daityendra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलंधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, accusative, singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Shiva
• Jalandhara

FAQs

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

It highlights that even a sage like Nārada functions as an instrument of the Supreme Lord’s will—events unfold not merely by personal intention but by Śiva’s higher ordinance guiding the cosmic balance.

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

By calling Śiva the ‘Prabhu’ who impels action, the verse points to Saguna Śiva as the conscious governor of the world-process; devotion to the Liṅga trains the devotee to align one’s speech and actions with that divine governance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to begin actions with Śiva-smaraṇa and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), cultivating the attitude that one’s deeds and words are offered as service under the Lord’s prompting.