Shloka 50

Kirātāvatāra, Durvāsā-upākhyāna, and the Logic of Divine Rescue

Kirātākhyam-avatāra; Pāṇḍava-prasaṅga

Devanagari script

नन्दीश्वर उवाच । इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा व्यासो हर्षसमन्वितः । उवाच पाण्डवान्प्रीत्या स्मृत्वा शिवपदांबुजम्

Transliteration

nandīśvara uvāca | ityetadvacanaṃ śrutvā vyāso harṣasamanvitaḥ | uvāca pāṇḍavānprītyā smṛtvā śivapadāṃbujam

Translation

نندییشور نے کہا—یہ باتیں سن کر ویاس خوشی سے بھر گئے۔ بھگوان شیو کے چرن کملوں کا سمرن کرکے انہوں نے محبت سے پانڈوؤں سے کہا۔

Word by Word

• नन्दीश्वरः: Nandīśvara
• नन्दीश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दीश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वचनम्: speech; statement
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हर्ष-समन्वितः: endowed with joy
• हर्ष-समन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (instrumental sense): ‘हर्षेण समन्वितः’

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पाण्डवान्: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• प्रीत्या: with affection
• प्रीत्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; हेतौ/भावे—‘with affection’

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• शिव-पद-अम्बुजम्: Śiva’s lotus-feet
• शिव-पद-अम्बुजम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य पदाम्बुजम्’

Speaker

Nandishvara (Nandi)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Nandishvara
• Vyasa
• Pandavas
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a Shaiva Siddhanta ethic: before teaching or acting, the devotee anchors the mind in Śiva (Pati) through smaraṇa of His lotus-feet, so that guidance arises from devotion and grace rather than ego.

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

Remembering Śiva’s lotus-feet indicates personal (saguṇa) devotion—approaching the Lord with love and reverence. In practice, this aligns with beginning Linga-worship by mentally bowing to Śiva and offering one’s speech and actions as service.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A simple practice is smaraṇa and praṇāma before any recitation: mentally contemplate Śiva’s feet, then speak or chant—optionally preceded by the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to steady the mind in devotion.