Shloka 110

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

यदवाप्तं॑ च मे पूर्व देवदेवान्महेश्वरात्‌

Transliteration

yad avāptaṃ ca me pūrva devadevānmāheśvarāt

Translation

قال فاسوديفا: «وأمّا ما كنتُ قد نلته من قبلُ من مهايشڤارا—الربّ العظيم، إلهُ الآلهة—فإني الآن أرويه وأجعله قولًا مُعتمدًا».

Word by Word

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अवाप्तम्: obtained/attained
• अवाप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवाप् (धातु) → अवाप्त (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• पूर्वम्: formerly/before
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• देवदेवात्: from the god of gods
• देवदेवात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदेव
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• महेश्वरात्: from Maheshvara (the Great Lord)
• महेश्वरात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वासुदेव (Vāsudeva/Kṛṣṇa)
• महेश्वर (Maheśvara/Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse grounds the forthcoming statement in divine provenance: Vāsudeva presents his knowledge as something previously received from Maheśvara, emphasizing humility, authenticity, and the ethical weight of instruction that comes through sacred transmission.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva is speaking and refers back to an earlier occasion when he obtained a teaching/boon from Maheśvara (Śiva). This functions as a narrative credential, preparing the listener for what he is about to convey as authoritative.