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Shloka 99

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

विकर्णश्व महादेवं तथा भक्तसुखावहम्‌ | प्रसाद्य भगवान्‌ सिद्धि प्राप्तवान्‌ मधुसूदन,मधुसूदन! ऐश्वर्यशाली विकर्णने भक्तसुखदायक महादेवजीको प्रसन्न करके मनोवांछित सिद्धि प्राप्त की थी

vikarṇaś ca mahādevaṁ tathā bhakta-sukhāvaham | prasādya bhagavān siddhiṁ prāptavān madhusūdanaḥ ||

Vāsudeva sprach: „So erlangte auch Vikarṇa, indem er Mahādeva, den Herrn, der seine Bhaktas erfreut, gnädig stimmte, die ersehnte Siddhi. Darum verkündet Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa), dass aufrichtige Bhakti und ehrfürchtige Verehrung Śivas Erfolg verleihen können, denn göttliche Gnade antwortet auf echte Hingabe und nicht bloß auf Macht oder Abstammung.“

विकर्णःVikarna
विकर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महादेवंMahadeva (Shiva)
महादेवं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहादेव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
भक्तसुखावहम्bringing happiness to devotees
भक्तसुखावहम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभक्तसुखावह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रसाद्यhaving propitiated/pleased
प्रसाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
भगवान्the Blessed Lord
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सिद्धिंsuccess/attainment
सिद्धिं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्तवान्obtained/attained
प्राप्तवान्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√आप्
Formक्तवतुँ (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
मधुसूदनःMadhusudana (Krishna)
मधुसूदनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमधुसूदन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वासुदेव उवाच

V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
V
Vikarṇa
M
Mahādeva (Śiva)
M
Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that sincere devotion and propitiation of Mahādeva, who is especially benevolent to devotees, can lead to the attainment of one’s intended success; divine grace is portrayed as responsive to genuine bhakti.

Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) cites Vikarṇa as an example: Vikarṇa pleased Mahādeva through devotion and thereby obtained a desired accomplishment, illustrating the efficacy of worship and the bestowal of boons by Śiva.