Shloka 71

नारदस्य विष्णूपदेशवर्णनम् — Nārada and Viṣṇu: Instruction after Delusion

Devanagari script

तत्र विश्वेश्वरं दृष्ट्वा पूजनं कुरु भक्तितः । नत्वा स्तुत्वा विशेषेण निर्विकल्पो भविष्यसि

Transliteration

tatra viśveśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjanaṃ kuru bhaktitaḥ | natvā stutvā viśeṣeṇa nirvikalpo bhaviṣyasi

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น เมื่อได้เห็นพระวิศเวศวรแล้ว จงบูชาด้วยภักติ ครั้นนอบน้อมและสรรเสริญด้วยศรัทธาเป็นพิเศษแล้ว ท่านจักตั้งมั่นในนิรวิกัลปะ คือความรู้แจ้งไร้ความปรุงแต่ง.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• विश्वेश्वरम्: Lord of the universe
• विश्वेश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम—‘विश्वस्य ईश्वरः’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having seen’

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेष्य/कर्मरूपेण

• कुरु: do/perform
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्तितः: out of devotion; devoutly
• भक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—‘भक्त्या/भक्तिपूर्वकं’

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having bowed’

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having praised’

• विशेषेण: especially; in particular
• विशेषेण: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे—‘विशेषतः’

• निर्विकल्पः: free from doubt/alternatives
• निर्विकल्पः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भविष्यसि: you will become
• भविष्यसि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Viśvanātha

Sthala Purana: Viśveśvara/Viśvanātha here functions as the Lord of all (pati) whose darśana and pūjā grant nirvikalpatā; this aligns with Kāśī’s Purāṇic theme that Śiva bestows liberating knowledge and fearlessness to devotees who approach Him with bhakti and stuti.

Significance: Darśana and worship of Viśvanātha is framed as directly purifying vikalpa (conceptual agitation) and orienting the paśu toward Śiva’s anugraha (grace), culminating in liberating clarity.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Viśveśvara)

FAQs

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

It teaches that direct darśana of Śiva as Viśveśvara, followed by devoted worship, bowing, and praise, purifies the mind and culminates in nirvikalpa—freedom from restless conceptual thought—supporting liberation through Śiva’s grace.

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

The verse emphasizes approaching Śiva through accessible saguna forms—darśana, pūjā, and stotra—through which the devotee’s awareness is refined until it can rest in the formless (nirvikalpa) truth that saguna worship reveals.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Perform Śiva-pūjā with bhakti, offer namaskāra, and recite Śiva-stuti (optionally alongside japa of the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”); then sit in quiet contemplation to let the mind become nirvikalpa.