Shloka 39
नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion
मुने न कुरु शोकं त्वं त्वया किंचित्कृतं नहि । स्वेच्छया कृतवान्शंभुरिदं सर्वं न संशयः
mune na kuru śokaṃ tvaṃ tvayā kiṃcitkṛtaṃ nahi | svecchayā kṛtavānśaṃbhuridaṃ sarvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
ดูก่อนฤๅษี อย่าโศกเศร้าเลย; ท่านมิได้กระทำสิ่งใดที่นี่เลย ทั้งหมดนี้พระศัมภุทรงบันดาลด้วยพระประสงค์ของพระองค์เอง—หาได้มีข้อสงสัยไม่।
Lord Shiva (Śambhu) (inferred as the consoling speaker within the Sṛṣṭi narrative)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Significance: Teaches īśvara-svātantrya (Lord’s sovereign will): events at tīrthas/temples are ultimately Śiva’s līlā; surrender reduces grief and supports steady sādhana.
FAQs
It teaches the Shaiva Siddhanta insight that ultimate agency belongs to Pati (Śiva). Grief rooted in ego-doership dissolves when one recognizes that the cosmic order unfolds by Śambhu’s sovereign will.
In Linga/Saguna worship, the devotee approaches Śiva as the compassionate Lord who governs creation. This verse supports surrender (śaraṇāgati): offering one’s sense of ‘I did’ into the Linga, trusting Śiva as the true doer and protector.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—with the contemplation, “Śiva is the doer; I am the offered one,” and, if aligned with tradition, wear Rudrākṣa and apply Tripuṇḍra as reminders of surrender and detachment from ego-doership.