Shloka 27

हिमालयगृहे नारदस्य आगमनम् तथा विश्वकर्मनिर्मितवैभववर्णनम् — Nārada’s Arrival at Himālaya’s Palace and the Description of Viśvakarman’s Marvels

Devanagari script

अहं विमोहितस्तेन प्रतिरूपेण भास्वता । तथा विष्णुः कृतस्तेन ब्रह्मा शक्रोऽपि तादृशः

Transliteration

ahaṃ vimohitastena pratirūpeṇa bhāsvatā | tathā viṣṇuḥ kṛtastena brahmā śakro'pi tādṛśaḥ

Translation

ମୁଁ ସେଇ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ପ୍ରତିରୂପରେ ମୋହିତ ହୋଇଥିଲି; ସେଇ ତାହାଦ୍ୱାରା ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେପରି (ଭ୍ରମିତ) ହେଲେ; ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ଓ ଶକ୍ର (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର) ମଧ୍ୟ ତାଦୃଶ ହୋଇଗଲେ।

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• विमोहितः: deluded
• विमोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+मुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता), एकवचन

• प्रतिरूपेण: by a counterfeit form
• प्रतिरूपेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• भास्वता: shining
• भास्वता: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the same way)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• कृतः: made/turned into
• कृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/कर्ता), एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also/even)

• तादृशः: such/like that
• तादृशः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Brahma
• Indra (Shakra)

FAQs

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

It teaches that even the highest devas can be overcome by māyā when confronted with the Lord’s radiant manifested power, pointing the seeker to take refuge in Pati (Śiva) as the true source beyond limited divine offices.

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

The verse highlights the potency of the Lord’s “pratirūpa” (manifest form), supporting Saguna worship—such as Linga-upāsanā—where the devotee approaches the transcendent through a sanctified, grace-filled manifestation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate humility and steadiness through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and contemplative remembrance that all powers, even deva-status, are subordinate to Śiva’s grace.