Shloka 48

त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure

Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation

Devanagari script

ततश्च नारदो गत्वा त्रिपुराधीशसन्निधौ । क्षेमप्रश्नादिकं कृत्वा राज्ञे सर्वं न्यवेदयत्

Transliteration

tataśca nārado gatvā tripurādhīśasannidhau | kṣemapraśnādikaṃ kṛtvā rājñe sarvaṃ nyavedayat

Translation

Then Nārada went into the presence of the lord of Tripura. After offering courteous enquiries about his welfare and the like, he reported everything in full to the king.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (then)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), 'having gone'

• त्रिपुराधीश-सन्निधौ: in the presence of the lord of Tripura
• त्रिपुराधीश-सन्निधौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: त्रिपुरस्य अधीशः; ततः सन्निधौ (समास/समाहार)

• क्षेम-प्रश्न-आदिकम्: welfare-inquiry and the like
• क्षेम-प्रश्न-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रश्न (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहारार्थे 'आदि' अन्तः; 'etc. such as welfare-inquiry'

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), 'having done'

• राज्ञे: to the king
• राज्ञे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न्यवेदयत्: reported/informed
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Tripura
• Tripuradhisha (king of Tripura)

FAQs

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

It shows how events unfold through divine orchestration: Nārada, as a catalyst in Shiva’s līlā, approaches with outward courtesy yet delivers truth that moves the karmic narrative toward Shiva’s restoring of dharma.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna Shiva’s role as the active Lord (Pati) who governs cosmic order—Tripura’s story culminates in Shiva’s manifest intervention, which devotees remember in worship of Shiva’s protective and corrective grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined speech and humility before truth; in Shaiva practice this aligns with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) before important actions, cultivating steadiness and right intention.