Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33

देवशरणागति-नारदप्रेषणम् | The Devas Take Refuge in Śiva; Nārada Is Sent

Devanagari script

नारद् उवाच । तवास्ति सुसमृद्धिर्हि वरवीर खिलाधुना । त्रैलोक्यस्य पतिस्त्वं हि चित्रं किं चात्र संभवम्

Transliteration

nārad uvāca | tavāsti susamṛddhirhi varavīra khilādhunā | trailokyasya patistvaṃ hi citraṃ kiṃ cātra saṃbhavam

Translation

ନାରଦ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବୀର! ଏବେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ତୁମ ପାଖରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସମୃଦ୍ଧି ଅଛି। ତୁମେ ତ୍ରିଲୋକର ପତି; ତେବେ ଏଠାରେ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ଯ୍ୟ କିମ୍ବା ଅସମ୍ଭବ କ’ଣ?

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता; speaker)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (liṭ, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive, singular; pronoun)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (laṭ, 3rd person, singular)

• सु: very/well
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; तीव्रता-बोधक (intensifier)

• समृद्धिः: great prosperity
• समृद्धिः: Karta/Viśeṣya (कर्ता/विशेष्य; subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (सु-समृद्धिः = very great prosperity) (feminine, nominative, singular)

• हि: indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• वर: excellent
• वर: Upapada (उपपद; compound-member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (stem; used in compound)

• वीर: O excellent hero
• वीर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन; address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वरवीर = O excellent hero) (masculine, vocative, singular)

• खिल: entire/complete
• खिल: Upapada (उपपद; compound-member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (stem; used in compound)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Kālādhi karaṇa (कालाधिकरण; time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• त्रैलोक्यस्य: of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रि-लोक = three worlds) (neuter, genitive, singular)

• पतिः: lord
• पतिः: Karta/Predicative (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative, singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative, singular; pronoun)

• हि: indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• चित्रम्: wonderful/strange
• चित्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa/Predicative (विशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण/भाववाचक (neuter, nominative/accusative, singular; ‘wonderful/strange’)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma/Predicative (कर्म/विधेय; ‘what?’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative pronoun, neuter, nom/acc, singular)

• च: and/then
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अन्वर्थक-निपात (and; also/then)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location/context)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• सम्भवम्: possible/occurrence
• सम्भवम्: Karma/Predicative (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु) + अप् (कृदन्त/भाव) / सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक (event/possibility) (nom/acc, singular)

Speaker

Narada

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Three Worlds (Trailokya)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights that when one is empowered by divine favor and right order (dharma upheld under Pati’s will), worldly obstacles lose their power; what seems “impossible” becomes possible through grace and rightful authority.

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

In Shaiva understanding, sovereignty and success are not merely personal achievements but reflections of Saguna Shiva’s governance of the cosmos; Linga-worship centers the devotee in that divine source from which order, protection, and victory arise.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady Shiva-bhakti—daily japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with mental surrender—so that one’s actions align with Shiva’s will and obstacles are dissolved.