Shloka 123
The Account and Merit of Śivadūtī
with the Nāga-tīrtha at Puṣkara
एवमुक्तस्तदा सोपि देवदेवो महेश्वरः । भक्ष्यार्थं तास्तदा प्राह पार्वत्याश्चैव सन्निधौ
evamuktastadā sopi devadevo maheśvaraḥ | bhakṣyārthaṃ tāstadā prāha pārvatyāścaiva sannidhau
এইদৰে সম্বোধিত হোৱাত, তেতিয়া দেৱদেৱ মহেশ্বৰেও, পাৰ্বতীৰ সন্মুখতেই, তেওঁলোকক ভক্ষ্য-ভোজনৰ বিষয়ে কথা ক’লে।
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एवमुक्तस्तदा = एवम् + उक्तः + तदा; सोपि = सः + अपि; भक्ष्यार्थं = भक्ष्य + अर्थम्; तास्तदा = ताः + तदा; पार्वत्याश्चैव = पार्वत्याः + च + एव
FAQs
The speaker is Maheśvara (Śiva). The verse says he spoke “to them” (tāḥ), indicating a group being addressed, and it specifies that Pārvatī was present.
It frames the dialogue as occurring before Pārvatī, emphasizing the domestic and ethical setting of Śiva’s instruction—speech and conduct are presented as accountable within a sacred, witnessing presence.
Bhakṣyārtham (“concerning what is fit to eat/for food”) signals guidance about sustenance—often implying discernment about proper consumption, suitability, and dharmic standards around food.