Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

नारदतपोवर्णनम्

Nārada’s Austerities Described

Devanagari script

विष्णुरुवाच । धन्यस्त्वं मुनिशार्दूल तपोनिधिरुदारधीः । भक्तित्रिकं न यस्यास्ति काममोहादयो मुने

Transliteration

viṣṇuruvāca | dhanyastvaṃ muniśārdūla taponidhirudāradhīḥ | bhaktitrikaṃ na yasyāsti kāmamohādayo mune

Translation

毗湿奴说：“圣者中的虎（佼佼者）啊，你是吉祥的——你是苦行的海洋，拥有高尚的智慧。圣者啊，对于那些缺乏三重虔敬的人来说，欲望、迷惑等定会产生。”

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• धन्यः: blessed
• धन्यः: Visheshya-Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुनिशार्दूल: O tiger among sages
• मुनिशार्दूल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि+शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां शार्दूलः); पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

• तपोनिधिः: treasury of austerity
• तपोनिधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्+निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तपसः निधिः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उदारधीः: one of noble intellect
• उदारधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदार+धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भक्तित्रिकम्: the triad of devotion
• भक्तित्रिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति+त्रिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (त्रिकं भक्तीनाम्/भक्तेः त्रिकम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• यस्य: whose / of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• अस्ति: is, exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• काममोहादयः: desire, delusion, and the like
• काममोहादयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम+मोह+आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (कामः च मोहः च आदयः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that genuine devotion is a protective spiritual force: when devotion is missing, the mind becomes vulnerable to pasha-like bonds such as desire and delusion, which obstruct clear discernment and liberation.

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

In Shaiva practice, devotion is stabilized through Saguna Shiva worship—especially Linga-upasana—because consistent reverence, offering, and remembrance purify the inner faculties and reduce the rise of kama and moha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate steady bhakti through daily Shiva-puja or Linga-abhisheka with mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), as a practical antidote to desire and delusion.