Shloka 2

नारदतपोवर्णनम्

Nārada’s Austerities Described

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां प्रथमखंडे सृष्ट्युपाख्याने नारदतपोवर्णनं नाम द्वितीयोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ prathamakhaṃḍe sṛṣṭyupākhyāne nāradatapovarṇanaṃ nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Ainsi, dans le Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa—au sein de la deuxième Saṃhitā, la Rudra-saṃhitā—sous la première section, le Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (récit de la création), s’achève le deuxième chapitre intitulé «Description de la pénitence de Nārada».

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसूचक (discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्तिसूचक (concluding particle)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम (title)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• प्रथम-खण्डे: in the first section
• प्रथम-खण्डे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सृष्टि-उपाख्याने: in the creation-narrative
• सृष्टि-उपाख्याने: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• नारद-तपः-वर्णनम्: ‘Description of Nārada’s austerity’
• नारद-तपः-वर्णनम्: कर्ता/विषय (topic as subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक) + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; अध्यायनाम (chapter-title)

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्धसूचक (naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नामार्थक-निपात (particle meaning 'named/called')

• द्वितीयः: second
• द्वितीयः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon (iti) marking the close of the chapter ‘Nārada-tapo-varṇana’; not a narrative verse tied to a specific shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narada

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; it frames Nārada’s tapas as a key Shaiva theme—disciplined austerity and devotion becoming a means to receive Śiva’s grace and progress toward liberation.

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

Though the line itself is a chapter-ending marker, it points to the narrative context where tapas and bhakti are directed toward Śiva as the accessible Lord (Saguna Śiva), whose grace is often approached through worship and contemplation associated with the Liṅga tradition.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The heading emphasizes tapas—steady spiritual discipline—commonly expressed in Shaiva practice through japa (especially Śiva-mantra), meditation on Śiva, and regulated vrata-like observances, undertaken to purify bonds (pāśa) and draw near to Pati (Śiva).