Shloka 7

नारद–हिमालयसंवादवर्णनम्

Nārada and Himālaya: Discourse on Pārvatī’s Signs and Destiny

Devanagari script

अवोचस्त्वं गिरिं तात कौतुकी वाग्विशारद्ः । ज्ञानी विदितवृत्तान्तो नारदः प्रीतमानसः

Transliteration

avocastvaṃ giriṃ tāta kautukī vāgviśāradḥ | jñānī viditavṛttānto nāradaḥ prītamānasaḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ താത, നീ ഗിരിരാജനായ (ഹിമാലയനെ) അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തു. കൗതുകമുള്ളവൻ, വാഗ്വിദഗ്ധൻ, ജ്ഞാനി, സമസ്ത സംഭവവിവരം അറിഞ്ഞവൻ, ഹൃദയം പ്രീതിയാൽ നിറഞ്ഞ നാരദൻ (അവനെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തു)।

Word by Word

• अवोचः: you spoke
• अवोचः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/aorist), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; “you said/spoke”

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (common), प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• गिरिम्: to the mountain (Himālaya)
• गिरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; object addressed/spoken to

• तात: O dear father
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• कौतुकī: curious
• कौतुकī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौतुकिन्/कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘curious/eager’ (qualifying speaker)

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विशारदः: skilled
• विशारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; predicate adjective—‘skilled’

• ज्ञानी: a wise man
• ज्ञानी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘knower/wise one’

• विदितवृत्तान्तः: knower of the events
• विदितवृत्तान्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विदित + वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘one whose account is known’ → ‘knowing the events’

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• प्रीतमानसः: with a delighted mind
• प्रीतमानसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि—‘whose mind is pleased’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Himalaya

FAQs

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

It highlights the role of a realized sage (Nārada) whose joy, clarity, and knowledge of divine events help unfold Śiva’s sacred plan—showing that grace often moves through enlightened teachers and messengers.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna Śiva-bhakti by setting the stage for the Śiva–Pārvatī līlā: devotion matures through guidance, and the Lord’s accessible, personal form becomes the focus of worship and surrender.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is śravaṇa (listening) and satsanga (seeking guidance from wise devotees); one may pair this with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” to align the mind with Śiva’s will.