नारदप्रश्नवर्णन (Nāradapraśna-varṇana) — “Account of Nārada’s Inquiry”
ब्रह्मलोकं जगामाथ शिवस्मरणसन्मतिः । शिवतत्त्वं विशेषेण ज्ञातुमिच्छुस्स नारदः
brahmalokaṃ jagāmātha śivasmaraṇasanmatiḥ | śivatattvaṃ viśeṣeṇa jñātumicchussa nāradaḥ
Bấy giờ Nārada—tâm kiên định trong niệm tưởng Śiva—đi đến Brahmaloka, khát cầu được biết một cách đặc biệt và minh xác về chân lý (tattva) của Śiva.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
It presents Śiva-smaraṇa (steady remembrance of Śiva) as the inner qualification for receiving higher knowledge—Śiva-tattva—leading the seeker toward liberation through the grace-oriented Shaiva path.
Although the verse speaks of Śiva-tattva (ultimate reality), it frames the approach through devotion and remembrance—typical of Saguna upāsanā (such as Liṅga-worship) that matures into insight into Śiva’s supreme principle.
The takeaway is sustained Śiva-smaraṇa—practically supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with traditional aids like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa to stabilize devotion and contemplation.