Shloka 101

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

त॑ चाह भगवांस्तुष्टो ग्रन्थकारो भविष्यसि । वत्साक्षया च ते कीर्तिस्त्रिलोक्ये वै भविष्यति

Transliteration

taṁ cāha bhagavāṁs tuṣṭo granthakāro bhaviṣyasi | vatsākṣayā ca te kīrtis trilokye vai bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Wohlgefällig gestimmt sprach der selige Herr: «Mein Kind, du wirst zum Verfasser heiliger Werke werden, und dein Ruhm wird unvergänglich sein und sich durch die drei Welten verbreiten.»

Word by Word

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

• अह: indeed/ah (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अह

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तुष्टः: pleased/satisfied
• तुष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ग्रन्थकारः: author (maker of a text)
• ग्रन्थकारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रन्थकार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यसि: you will become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular

• वत्स: dear child
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अक्षया: imperishable
• अक्षया: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• ते: your/of you
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रिलोक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिलोक्य
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• वै: indeed/certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• भविष्यति: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (the Blessed Lord)
• Vatsa (addressed person: 'my child')
• Triloka (the three worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a dharmic ideal: sincere conduct that pleases the divine (or the venerable authority) results in lasting merit—here symbolized by the blessing of becoming a respected author and attaining imperishable fame across the three worlds.

What is happening in the narrative?

A revered figure, pleased with the addressed person, grants a boon: the person will become a granthakāra (composer/author), and their renown will be akṣayā (imperishable), extending throughout triloka (the three worlds).