Shloka 39

नभगोपाख्यानम्

Nabhaga-Upākhyāna: The Account of Nabhaga and Shiva-Jñāna

Devanagari script

विष्णुब्रह्मादयो देवाः सिद्धास्सर्वर्षयोऽपि हि । तदनुग्रहतस्तात समर्थः सर्वकर्मणि

Transliteration

viṣṇubrahmādayo devāḥ siddhāssarvarṣayo'pi hi | tadanugrahatastāta samarthaḥ sarvakarmaṇi

Translation

ヴィシュヌやブラフマーのような神々、シッダたち、そしてまことにすべてのリシたちでさえ、愛しき者よ、彼の恩寵によってのみ、あらゆる行いにおいて力を得る。

Word by Word

• विष्णु-ब्रह्म-आदयः: Vishnu, Brahma and others
• विष्णु-ब्रह्म-आदयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural); ‘आदि’समासान्त (ādi-compound)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्व-ऋषयः: all sages
• सर्व-ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; inclusion/emphasis)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Hetu-dyotaka (हेतु-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; reason/assurance)

• तत्-अनुग्रह-तः: from/through his grace
• तत्-अनुग्रह-तः: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोग (used adverbially: 'because of/from')

• तात: O dear one/son
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• समर्थः: capable
• समर्थः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• सर्व-कर्मणि: in every act
• सर्व-कर्मणि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Universalizes grace: even Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Siddhas, and Ṛṣis succeed only by Śiva’s anugraha—pilgrimage and practice are efficacious because the Lord empowers them.

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Siddhas
• Rishis
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that all capability—worldly or spiritual—arises from Shiva’s anugraha (grace). In Shaiva Siddhanta, Shiva as Pati empowers even exalted beings, showing that liberation and right action depend on divine grace rather than egoic effort alone.

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

Linga worship and Saguna Shiva devotion are practical ways to seek and receive anugraha. By honoring Shiva’s manifest form with faith, the devotee aligns actions with Shiva’s will, through which competence and auspicious outcomes arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A key takeaway is grace-oriented sadhana: daily japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with humility, along with simple Shiva-puja (water/abhisheka) as a means to cultivate receptivity to Shiva’s anugraha.