Shloka 179

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

सत्यं सत्यं हि नः शक्र वाक्यमेतत्‌ सुनिश्चितम्‌ | न यन्महे श्वरं मुक्त्वा कथान्या मम रोचते

Transliteration

satyaṁ satyaṁ hi naḥ śakra vākyam etat su-niścitam | na yan maheśvaraṁ muktvā kathānyā mama rocate ||

Translation

„O Śakra (Indra), diese unsere Aussage ist wahr—wahrlich wahr—und fest beschlossen. Außer Maheśvara (Śiva) bereitet mir kein anderes Thema und kein Gespräch Freude.“

Word by Word

• सत्यम्: truth; true
• सत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सत्यम्: truth; true
• सत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• नः: of us; our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• शक्र: O Śakra (Indra)
• शक्र: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: statement; speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सुनिश्चितम्: well-determined; firmly resolved
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुनिश्चित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• यत्: which; that which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• महे: to me
• महे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord (Mahādeva)
• ईश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मुक्त्वा: having left; excepting
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• कथा: talk; discourse
• कथा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्या: other
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मम: of me; my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• रोचते: pleases; is agreeable
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Present, Ātmanepada, 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वासुदेव (Vāsudeva/Kṛṣṇa)
• शक्र (Śakra/Indra)
• महेश्वर (Maheśvara/Śiva)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores unwavering devotion and single-pointed reverence: Vāsudeva affirms with emphatic truthfulness that nothing pleases him more than discourse centered on Maheśvara (Śiva). Ethically, it models steadiness of conviction (su-niścaya) and sincerity in speech (satya).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva addresses Śakra (Indra) and solemnly confirms that his words are certainly true. He declares that, except for Maheśvara, no other subject appeals to him—framing the moment as a devotional affirmation within a broader context of honoring Śiva.