Shloka 20

नभगोपाख्यानम्

Nabhaga-Upākhyāna: The Account of Nabhaga and Shiva-Jñāna

Devanagari script

तत्कर्मणि समाप्ते हि स्वयान्तो ब्राह्मणाश्च ते । धनं दास्यन्ति ते तुष्टास्स्वसत्रपरिशेषितम्

Transliteration

tatkarmaṇi samāpte hi svayānto brāhmaṇāśca te | dhanaṃ dāsyanti te tuṣṭāssvasatrapariśeṣitam

Translation

ఆ కర్మ విధివిధానంగా పూర్తైనప్పుడు, ఆ బ్రాహ్మణులు స్వయంగా దాని సమాప్తికి చేరి సంతోషించి ధనాన్ని ఇస్తారు—తమ సత్రయాగంలో మిగిలిన భాగముతో కూడినదాన్ని.

Word by Word

• तत्: in that
• तत्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि इत्यस्य विशेषण (in that act)

• कर्मणि: in the rite/action
• कर्मणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• समाप्ते: when (it is) completed
• समाप्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+आप्/आप् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि सति (locative absolute sense)

• हि: indeed / when
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (causal/emphatic)

• स्वयम्: themselves
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adv)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अन्तः: having concluded
• अन्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); here as adjective meaning 'having ended/finished' (contextual)

• ब्राह्मणाः: the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दास्यन्ति: will give
• दास्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तुभ्यमर्थे (to you), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तुष्टाः: pleased
• तुष्टाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; तुष् + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण of ब्राह्मणाः/ते

• स्व: their own
• स्व: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धवाचक विशेषण (possessive adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया? actually in compound; here as first member of compound

• सत्र: satra-rite
• सत्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; compound member

• परिशेषितम्: left over / remaining
• परिशेषितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिशेषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; परि+शिष् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of धनम्

• स्वसत्रपरिशेषितम्: remaining from their own satra
• स्वसत्रपरिशेषितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + सत्र + परिशेषित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative): स्वसत्रस्य परिशेषितम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; धनम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Brahmanas

FAQs

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

It highlights that a rite done to completion (kriyā-sampatti) culminates in the grace of the righteous, expressed as blessings and dāna—showing that disciplined action and satisfied sāttvika priests support the devotee’s onward spiritual progress.

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

In Śaiva practice, Linga-worship is not only inner devotion but also proper observance of prescribed rites; when worship is concluded correctly, the devotee receives prasāda and auspicious results through the channel of the brāhmaṇas who officiate in Shiva’s worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Complete the pūjā/vrata without omission, then honor brāhmaṇas with dāna and accept the sanctified remainder (prasāda); this reinforces humility, gratitude, and the sāttvika closure of the worship.