Shloka 59
नभगोपाख्यानम्
Nabhaga-Upākhyāna: The Account of Nabhaga and Shiva-Jñāna
य एतच्चरितम्प्रातस्सायं च स्मरते सुधीः । कविर्भवति मन्त्रज्ञो गतिमन्ते लभेत्पराम्
ya etaccaritamprātassāyaṃ ca smarate sudhīḥ | kavirbhavati mantrajño gatimante labhetparām
The wise who remember this sacred account in the morning and again in the evening become true poets and knowers of mantras; and in the end, by Śiva’s grace, they attain the supreme state—the highest liberation.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It teaches that regular smaraṇa (devotional remembrance) of Śiva’s līlā purifies the mind, awakens inspired insight (kavi-bhāva), matures mantra-understanding, and culminates in parā gati—liberation oriented to Śiva as Pati (the Lord).
Remembering the ‘carita’ is a Saguna practice—contemplating Śiva’s manifest forms and acts (including Linga-related glory). Such steady recollection stabilizes devotion and leads the seeker from form-based worship toward the supreme state.
A simple daily discipline: morning and evening recitation/mental recollection of the chapter’s Shiva narrative, ideally alongside japa (e.g., the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and mindful contemplation.