Shloka 98
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
विना भर्त्रां च रुद्रेण भविष्यति न संशय: । वंशे तवैव नाम्ना तु ख्यातिं यास्यति चेप्सिताम्
vinā bhartrāṁ ca rudreṇa bhaviṣyati na saṁśayaḥ | vaṁśe tavaiva nāmnā tu khyātiṁ yāsyati cepsitām ||
Vāsudeva said: “Without a husband—and through Rudra’s agency—it shall come to pass; there is no doubt. In your own lineage, the son will attain the fame you desire, and that fame will be associated with your very name.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the certainty of a divinely sanctioned outcome: by Rudra’s power, an extraordinary result can occur even outside ordinary social conditions, and the resulting merit or renown will be anchored in one’s own lineage and name.
Vāsudeva assures a woman addressed as ‘Devi’ that, through Rudra, she will obtain a son even without a husband’s participation, and that the child will bring the desired fame connected with her own name within her lineage.