Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2
गणेशोत्पत्ति-प्रसङ्गः / Episode on the Origin of Gaṇeśa (Śvetakalpa Account)
नारद उवाच । देवदेव प्रजानाथ शिवज्ञाननिधे मया । श्रुतं कार्तिकसद्वृत्तममृतादपि चोत्तमम्
nārada uvāca | devadeva prajānātha śivajñānanidhe mayā | śrutaṃ kārtikasadvṛttamamṛtādapi cottamam
នារ៉ដៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ ឱ ព្រះជាម្ចាស់នៃទេវទាំងឡាយ ឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់នៃសត្វលោក ឱ ទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិនៃចំណេះដឹងព្រះសិវៈ—ខ្ញុំបានឮអំពីកិរិយាប្រព្រឹត្តដ៏ប្រសើររបស់កាត្តិកេយៈ ដែលជារឿងបរិសុទ្ធ លើសសូម្បីតែអម្រឹត។
Nārada
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: By addressing Brahmā as ‘śivajñāna-nidhi’, the verse elevates Śiva-jñāna as the true ‘amṛta’; pilgrimage here is interiorized as seeking right knowledge and method.
Mantra: devadeva prajānātha śivajñānanidhe
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse praises śravaṇa (devout listening) to sacred Shaiva narratives, presenting Kārttikeya’s virtuous life as a purifier of the mind and a doorway to śiva-jñāna—knowledge that leads the bound soul (paśu) toward grace and liberation under Pati (Śiva).
By addressing Śiva as ‘Devadeva’ and ‘Śivajñānanidhi,’ Nārada approaches Saguna Śiva—the compassionate Lord accessible through name, form, and sacred story—supporting devotional worship that culminates in deeper realization of Śiva’s supreme nature.
The implied practice is śravaṇa and kīrtana: regularly hearing and reciting Shaiva kathā with reverence, ideally alongside remembrance of Śiva (japa of ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) to internalize virtue and devotion.