Shloka 2

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच तपश्चचार धर्मात्मा वृषभाड्क: सुरेश्वर: । पुण्ये गिरो हिमवति सिद्धचारणसेविते

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | tapaś cacāra dharmātmā vṛṣabhāṅkaḥ sureśvaraḥ | puṇye girau himavati siddhacāraṇasevite ||

Translation

Нарада сказал: Шива — праведный Владыка богов, отмеченный знаком быка, — совершал аскезу (тапас) на священной горе Гималаев, в святой области, куда часто приходят сиддхи и чараны. Эта картина утверждает идеал божественной самодисциплины: даже верховное божество поддерживает дхарму через тапас, делая Гималаи образцом чистоты, воздержания и духовного достижения.

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चचार: practised, performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृषभाङ्कः: he whose emblem is the bull (Shiva)
• वृषभाङ्कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभाङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुरेश्वरः: lord of the gods
• सुरेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुण्ये: in the holy (place)
• पुण्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गिरौ: on the mountain
• गिरौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हिमवति: in/at Himavat (the Himalaya)
• हिमवति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिमवत्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सिद्धचारणसेविते: frequented by Siddhas and Charanas
• सिद्धचारणसेविते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धचारणसेवित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śiva (as Vṛṣabhāṅka, Sureśvara)
• Himālaya
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents tapas as a central expression of dharma: even the supreme deity models disciplined restraint and spiritual practice, implying that ethical authority is grounded in self-mastery and purity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada describes Śiva performing austerities on the sacred Himalaya, a mountain-region associated with perfected beings (Siddhas) and celestial singers (Cāraṇas), setting a sanctified backdrop for the ensuing account.