Shloka 21
करवाण्यद्य क॑ काम॑ वराहोंडसि मतो मम । कर्ता हास्मि प्रियं शम्भो तव यद् हृदि वर्तते,'शम्भो! मैं तुम्हें वर पानेके योग्य समझता हूँ, बोलो, आज तुम्हारी कौन-सी इच्छा पूर्ण करूँ? तुम्हारे हृदयमें जो भी प्रिय मनोरथ हो, उसे मैं पूर्ण करूँगा”
karavāṇy adya kaṁ kāmaṁ varāha uṇḍasi mato mama | kartā hāsmi priyaṁ śambho tava yad hṛdi vartate ||
Narada said: “O Śambhu, I deem you worthy to receive a boon. Tell me—what desire of yours shall I fulfill today? Whatever cherished wish abides in your heart, I will bring it to completion.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A boon is framed not as random favor but as a response to the recipient’s inner intention: the verse highlights the ethical weight of desires ‘in the heart’ and the responsibility involved in granting or seeking what one truly wishes.
Nārada addresses Śambhu (Śiva) and formally offers him a boon, inviting him to state whatever cherished wish he holds, promising to fulfill it.