Shloka 10

नारदतपोवर्णनम्

Nārada’s Austerities Described

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । मित्रवर्य्य महावीर सर्वदा हितकारक । शृणु प्रीत्या वचो मे त्वं कुरु साहाय्यमात्मना

Transliteration

indra uvāca | mitravaryya mahāvīra sarvadā hitakāraka | śṛṇu prītyā vaco me tvaṃ kuru sāhāyyamātmanā

Translation

ఇంద్రుడు అన్నాడు: ఓ మిత్రశ్రేష్ఠా, ఓ మహావీరా, నిత్యం హితకారకుడా! ప్రేమతో నా మాట విను, నీ స్వశక్తితో నాకు సహాయం చేయు.

Word by Word

• indraḥ: Indra
• indraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (speaker tag)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच्, धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘said’

• mitra-varyya: O best of friends
• mitra-varyya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक) + varya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘excellent friend’

• mahā-vīra: O great hero
• mahā-vīra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘great hero’

• sarvadā: always
• sarvadā: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; ‘always’

• hita-kāraka: O doer of good
• hita-kāraka: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक) + kāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘one who does good’

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु, धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘hear’

• prītyā: with affection
• prītyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• vacaḥ: words/speech
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• me: my
• me: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; enclitic; here genitive ‘my’

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• kuru: do / render
• kuru: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ, धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘do’

• sāhāyyam: help/assistance
• sāhāyyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāhāyya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• ātmanā: by yourself
• ātmanā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; ‘by yourself’

Speaker

Indra

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

• Indra

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the dharmic principle of seeking support through respectful, affectionate speech and right alliance—an attitude that, in Shaiva understanding, prepares the mind for receiving grace (anugraha) and acting for the welfare (hita) of the world.

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

Though Shiva or the Linga is not named here, the Rudra Saṃhitā frames worldly order as upheld through right intention and assistance; such cooperation ultimately points toward Saguna Shiva as the Lord who stabilizes creation when beings act in harmony with dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is bhakti-informed speech and intention (saṅkalpa) before worship—approaching prayer or japa with prīti (devotional warmth) and humility, which complements practices like Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).