Shloka 1

Śiva-darśana through Tapas and Stuti (उपमन्यु–कृष्ण संवादः)

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य पाठके ४ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ४३३ श्लोक हैं) मी पी नजजञन जल ि्जजऑआंडहडइ > गार्हपत्य

Transliteration

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca

mūrdhnā nipatya niyatastejaḥ-saṃnicaye tataḥ |

parama-harṣam āgatya bhagavantam athābruvam ||

Translation

श्रीकृष्ण बोले—हे भारत! तत्पश्चात् मन को वश में करके, तेजोराशि-स्वरूप भगवान् शिव के चरणों में मस्तक झुकाकर प्रणाम किया। फिर परम हर्ष से भरकर मैंने उन भगवान् से कहा।

Word by Word

• मूर्ध्ना: with (my) head
• मूर्ध्ना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• निपत्य: having fallen down / having prostrated
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-पत्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• नियतः: self-controlled, restrained
• नियतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेजः-सन्निचये: in the mass/heap of radiance (splendour)
• तेजः-सन्निचये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्-सन्निचय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• परम्: greatly, exceedingly
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हर्षम्: joy, delight
• हर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आगत्य: having come/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• भगवन्तम्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then, now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अब्रुवम्: I said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Bhārata (address to Yudhiṣṭhira/descendant of Bharata)
• Śiva (Mahādeva, Bhagavān)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models dharmic devotion: true approach to the divine begins with inner restraint (niyataḥ) and outward humility (prostration). Ethical power is grounded in self-mastery and reverence, not entitlement.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa, after controlling his mind, bows and prostrates before Śiva—described as a concentrated mass of radiance—and, filled with joy, begins to speak to him, setting up the ensuing dialogue about Śiva’s grace and glory.