Shloka 130

Vyāsotpatti-kathana

Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa

Devanagari script

नारदोक्तं पुराणन्तु नारदीयं प्रचक्षते । यत्र वक्ताऽभवत्तण्डे मार्कण्डेयो महामुनिः

Transliteration

nāradoktaṃ purāṇantu nāradīyaṃ pracakṣate | yatra vaktā'bhavattaṇḍe mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmuniḥ

Translation

Purāṇa yang diucapkan oleh Nārada dikenal sebagai Nāradiya Purāṇa; dan dalam sidang suci itu, Mahāmuni Mārkaṇḍeya menjadi sang pencerita.

Word by Word

नारद-उक्तम्spoken by Nārada

पुराणम्Purāṇa

तुindeed

नारदीयम्Nāradiya (pertaining to Nārada)

प्रचक्षतेthey call / they declare

यत्रwherein

वक्ताspeaker

अभवत्was / became

तण्डेin (the assembly of) Taṇḍa / at Taṇḍa

मार्कण्डेयःMārkaṇḍeya

महामुनिःthe great sage

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it classifies Purāṇas by speaker/narrator lineage, highlighting Nārada’s transmission and Mārkaṇḍeya’s role as kathā-vaktā in a sacred sabhā.

Significance: Śravaṇa (listening) and kathā-śravaṇa are implied as purifying means; the verse frames scriptural authority through guru–śiṣya paramparā.

Characters & Entities

Narada

Markandeya

FAQs

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

It affirms the sanctity of śāstra-transmission (guru–paramparā): sacred knowledge is preserved by realized sages, and hearing Purāṇic narration is a valid Shaiva means for cultivating bhakti and right understanding that leads toward liberation.

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

While not describing a specific ritual, it establishes the authority of Purāṇic discourse—through which Saguna Shiva worship (including Liṅga-pūjā, mantra, and vrata) is taught, validated, and transmitted to devotees.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Śravaṇa (devotional listening) and svādhyāya (study): regularly hear or recite Shiva Purana/Nāradiya narratives with reverence, ideally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”