Shloka 17

Kāmākṣā-māhātmya (Glory of Kāmākṣā) with Siddhanātha Account

Devanagari script

ततः कदाचित्प्रियया प्रदिष्टो महेश्वरः सार्द्धमगप्रसूत्या । तत्त्वोपदेशाय जगाम भद्रे स लोकलोकाच लमप्रमेयः ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ kadācitpriyayā pradiṣṭo maheśvaraḥ sārddhamagaprasūtyā | tattvopadeśāya jagāma bhadre sa lokalokāca lamaprameyaḥ || 17 ||

Translation

Rồi có một lúc, được người ái thê thúc giục, Mahādeva—cùng với ái nữ của Núi—lên đường, hỡi người nữ cát tường, để truyền dạy chân lý. Đấng Chúa Tể vô lượng ấy đã đến núi Lokāloka.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/thereafter)

• कदाचित्: once
• कदाचित्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (at some time/once)

• प्रियया: by (his) beloved
• प्रियया: Karana (करण/Instrument/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रदिष्टः: instructed
• प्रदिष्टः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण of महेश्वरः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + दिश् (धातु) → प्रदिष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), अर्थे—निर्दिष्टः/आज्ञप्तः (instructed/indicated)

• महेश्वरः: Mahēśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् ईश्वरः)

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (सहकारी/Accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (with/together with)

• अगप्रसूत्या: with the mountain-born (Pārvatī)
• अगप्रसूत्या: Sahakari (सहकारी/Companion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग + प्रसूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अगात् प्रसूता = mountain-born; i.e., Pārvatī)

• तत्त्वोपदेशाय: for instruction in truth
• तत्त्वोपदेशाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Purpose-Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व + उपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तत्त्वस्य उपदेशः)

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भद्रे: O auspicious one
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• लोकलोकात्: from the worlds (and regions)
• लोकलोकात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (लोकश्च लोकश्च) — पाठे 'लोकलोकाच' इति, अर्थतः लोकलोकात् (from the worlds and regions)

• अलम्: fully, sufficiently
• अलम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अलम् (अव्यय)
• Form: पर्याप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (enough/adequate; also intensifier)

• अप्रमेयः: immeasurable, beyond measure
• अप्रमेयः: Karta (कर्ता; विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + प्रमेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नञ्-समास (immeasurable/unknowable)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Uttara-bhāga narrative frame; traditionally Sūta conveying the Purāṇa)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Maheshvara (Shiva)
• Parvati (Agaprasuti)
• Lokaloka Mountain

FAQs

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

It presents Śiva as the immeasurable teacher of tattva (ultimate reality) and situates that teaching within Purāṇic sacred cosmology—his movement to Lokāloka links spiritual instruction with the cosmic boundary that separates the known worlds from darkness/unknowable regions.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is implied through the relational motif—Śiva being ‘urged by his beloved’—showing divine action arising from loving communion; the verse frames tattva-upadeśa as compassionate guidance given for the welfare and upliftment of beings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No direct Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) instruction is stated; the practical takeaway is Purāṇic cosmography used in pilgrimage/mahatmya contexts, where places like Lokāloka function as doctrinal markers for understanding loka-structure.