Shloka 11

नभगोपाख्यानम्

Nabhaga-Upākhyāna: The Account of Nabhaga and Shiva-Jñāna

Devanagari script

तदा विस्मृतमस्माभिरिदानीं पितरं तव । विभजामो वयं भागं तं गृहाण न संशयः

Transliteration

tadā vismṛtamasmābhiridānīṃ pitaraṃ tava | vibhajāmo vayaṃ bhāgaṃ taṃ gṛhāṇa na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Then we realized that we had forgotten your father. Now we are allotting you your rightful share—accept it, without any doubt.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (then)

• विस्मृतम्: (it) was forgotten
• विस्मृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः भूतकृदन्तः; नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; भावे प्रयोगः ‘it was forgotten’

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचनम्

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (now)

• पितरम्: your father
• पितरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• विभजामः: we divide / we shall apportion
• विभजामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• भागम्: share/portion
• भागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• गृहाण: take (it)
• गृहाण: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• न: not / no
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue of the concerned parties within the Shatarudra Samhita episode)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic correction: when one recognizes negligence (forgetting what is due), one should restore what is rightful. In Shaiva Siddhanta, this echoes the movement from forgetfulness (avidyā) to right recognition and responsible action aligned with Pati (Shiva).

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

The verse’s mood of ‘accept without doubt’ parallels śraddhā in Saguna Shiva worship—approaching the Linga with trust, rectifying omissions, and offering what is due (naivedya, arghya, or vows) as an act of surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is prāyaścitta through Shiva-upāsanā: renew remembrance with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and make a sincere offering (water, bilva leaves, or bhasma/Tripuṇḍra application) with the resolve to remove doubt and negligence.