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 ||
তাঁরই ভক্ত হও, নিত্য তাঁতেই মন নিবিষ্ট রাখো। সেই একনিষ্ঠায় স্থির থেকো, তাঁকেই পরম আশ্রয় মানো। হে পুত্র, মহাদেবের নিরন্তর ভজন করো; তবেই তুমি ইচ্ছিত ফল লাভ করবে।
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.