Shiva Purana — Satarudra Samhita, Shloka 16

नभगोपाख्यानम्

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

Devanagari script

मनुरुवाच । तदुक्तं मादृथास्तात प्रतारणकरं हि तत् । न ह्यहं परमं दायं सर्वथा भोगसाधनम्

Transliteration

manuruvāca | taduktaṃ mādṛthāstāta pratāraṇakaraṃ hi tat | na hyahaṃ paramaṃ dāyaṃ sarvathā bhogasādhanam

Translation

Wika ni Manu: “Gaya ng nasabi na, huwag kang magdalamhati, mahal kong anak. Tunay, ang gayong dalamhati ay hahantong lamang sa panlilinlang at pagkalito. Sapagkat hindi ko itinuturing ang pinakamataas na mana bilang kasangkapan ng paglalayaw; ang pinakadakilang pamana ay hindi ligayang makamundo, kundi ang tamang landas na umaakay sa kaluluwa patungo kay Śiva.”

Word by Word

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; (इदं वाक्ये ‘that’)

• उक्तम्: (was) said/spoken
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• दृथाः: fear
• दृथाः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘दृ’ (to fear)

• तात: O dear/son
• तात: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• प्रतारणकरम्: causing deception
• प्रतारणकरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतारण + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—प्रतारणं करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुषः)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme/ultimate
• परमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दायम्: inheritance/share
• दायम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वथा: in every way/at all
• सर्वथा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• भोगसाधनम्: means of enjoyment
• भोगसाधनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—भोगस्य साधनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

Speaker

Manu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

Manu teaches that grief and fixation on worldly gain become a cause of self-deception; the highest “inheritance” is dharma and the inward orientation that matures into devotion and liberation under Śiva’s grace.

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

By rejecting “inheritance” as mere enjoyment, the verse redirects the seeker from bhoga to upāsanā—approaching Saguna Śiva through Linga-worship as a disciplined means to purify desire and turn toward the Supreme.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is vairāgya supported by daily Śiva-upāsanā—steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Linga-pūjā as a restraint on indulgence and a support for clarity.