Shloka 166
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
तद्धक्तस्तद्गतो नित्य॑ तन्निष्ठस्तत्परायण: । भज पुत्र महादेवं ततः प्राप्स्यसि चेप्सितम्
tadbhaktas tadgato nityaṁ tannisṭhas tatparāyaṇaḥ | bhaja putra mahādevaṁ tataḥ prāpsyasi cepsitam ||
قال فاسوديفا: «تعبَّد له وكن من خاصّة عبّاده، واجعل قلبك دائم الانغماس فيه. اثبت على هذا العهد الواحد، واتخذه وحده ملاذًا أعلى. يا بُنيّ، واظب على عبادة ماهاديفا؛ فعندئذٍ تنل ما تطلب.»
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Single-minded devotion: become a devotee, keep the mind absorbed, remain steadfast, and take Mahādeva as the highest refuge; such focused worship leads to the attainment of one’s sought goal.
Vāsudeva addresses a younger interlocutor (“son”) and gives practical spiritual counsel: to worship Mahādeva with unwavering devotion and reliance, promising that this disciplined bhakti will bring the desired result.