Shloka 147
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice and the Manifestation of Sarasvatī
with Tīrtha-Merit Teachings
एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवमृषिश्च प्रणतोब्रवीत् । भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन तपो न क्षीयते त्विह
evaṃ stutvā mahādevamṛṣiśca praṇatobravīt | bhagavaṃstvatprasādena tapo na kṣīyate tviha
এইদৰে মহাদেৱক স্তৱ কৰি, ঋষিয়ে প্ৰণাম কৰি ক’লে: “হে ভগৱান, তোমাৰ কৃপাতে ইয়াত মোৰ তপস্যা ক্ষয় নহয়।”
An unnamed Ṛṣi (sage) addressing Mahādeva (Śiva)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रणतोब्रवीत् = प्रणतः + अब्रवीत्; भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादेन = भगवन् + त्वत्-प्रसादेन; त्विह = तु + इह.
FAQs
It teaches that spiritual power (tapas) is sustained not merely by effort but by divine grace (Śiva’s prasāda), especially in a sanctified context (“here”).
A sage (ṛṣi), after offering praise, speaks while bowed down to Mahādeva (Śiva), addressing him as “Bhagavān.”
Humility and devotion—expressed through praise and prostration—are presented as the proper attitude through which divine favor supports one’s spiritual discipline.