Shloka 10

गोत्र-प्रवर-प्रश्नः तथा तिथ्यादि-कीर्तनं

Gotra–Pravara Inquiry and Proclamation of Auspicious Time

Devanagari script

वीणामवादयस्त्वं हि ब्रह्मविज्ञोऽथ नारद । शिवेन प्रेरितस्तत्र मनसा शम्भुमानसः

Transliteration

vīṇāmavādayastvaṃ hi brahmavijño'tha nārada | śivena preritastatra manasā śambhumānasaḥ

Translation

おおナーラダよ、ブラフマンを識る者よ。汝はまさにその場でヴィーナーを奏で始めた—シヴァ自らに促され、心はシャンブに没入していた。

Word by Word

• वीणाम्: the vīṇā (lute)
• वीणाम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवादयः: you played (made sound)
• अवादयः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वादय् (धातु, णिजन्त causative of वद्/वाद्)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम/मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपादक (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• ब्रह्मविज्ञः: knower of Brahman
• ब्रह्मविज्ञः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Adjectival modifier of त्वम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + विज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः विज्ञः = knower of Brahman)

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध/वाक्योपपादक (Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• शिवेन: by Śiva
• शिवेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रेरितः: impelled/urged
• प्रेरितः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; predicate participle of त्वम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेरय् (धातु, णिजन्त causative of प्रि/ईर्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been impelled)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• मनसा: by (your) mind
• मनसा: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शम्भुमानसः: whose mind is on Śambhu
• शम्भुमानसः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Adjectival modifier of त्वम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शम्भोः मानसः = having mind fixed on Śambhu)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga narrative; it depicts Nārada’s inspired music as Śiva-preraṇā—grace that turns the bound soul’s faculties (speech/sound) toward Brahman-realization and devotion.

Significance: Affirms nāda (sacred sound) and kīrtana as vehicles of Śiva-bhakti; pilgrims and temple traditions often connect such motifs to devotional music in Śiva temples.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Narada
• Shambhu

FAQs

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

It highlights Śiva’s anugraha (grace): even a realized sage like Nārada is moved by Śiva from within, and devotion becomes effortless when the mind rests in Śambhu.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva as Śambhu—the personal Lord who actively inspires the devotee’s bhakti; such inner prompting supports outer worship like Linga-pūjā by keeping the mind continuously Shiva-centered.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A takeaway is nāma-smaraṇa and nāda-bhakti: engage sacred sound (kīrtana/japa) while holding a steady Shiva-focused mind (śambhu-manas), which aligns with Panchākṣarī japa—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”