Shloka 85
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
त॑ प्राह भगवांस्तुष्ट: कि करोमीति शंकर:
taṁ prāha bhagavāṁs tuṣṭaḥ kiṁ karomīti śaṅkaraḥ | tasya saṁtuṣṭo bhagavān śaṅkaro ’bravīt—“brūhi, kiṁ te manorathaṁ pūrayāmi?” tataḥ śatamukha uvāca—“suraśreṣṭha, me ’dbhuta-yogaśaktiḥ prāpyatām; sārdhaṁ ca māṁ sadā sthāyinaṁ balaṁ pradātuṁ arhasi.”
Pleased with him, the blessed Śaṅkara asked, “What shall I do for you? Tell me—what desire of yours shall I fulfill?” Then Śatamukha replied, “O best of the gods, grant me wondrous yogic power; and also bestow upon me enduring strength that never fails.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine favor is portrayed as responding to satisfaction (tuṣṭi) and expressed intention: the recipient asks not for transient pleasure but for capacities—yogic power and enduring strength—highlighting the ethical idea that boons shape one’s future conduct and responsibility.
Śiva (Śaṅkara), pleased, offers to fulfill a wish. Śatamukha requests extraordinary yogic power and unfailing, lasting strength, framing the episode as a boon-granting exchange between deity and petitioner.