Shloka 108
Vyāsotpatti-kathana
Account of the Birth/Origin of Vyāsa
वरं वृणीष्व भो योगिन्यस्ते मनसि वर्तते । नादेयं विद्यते किंचिद्भक्ताधीनो यतोऽस्म्यहम्
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bho yoginyaste manasi vartate | nādeyaṃ vidyate kiṃcidbhaktādhīno yato'smyaham
O yoginī, choose the boon that abides in your mind. There is nothing that cannot be granted—because I am bound by devotion and am under the power of my devotee.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches that Shiva, the supreme Pati, freely responds to sincere devotion—so much so that He declares Himself “bhaktādhīna,” emphasizing grace (anugraha) as the key to spiritual fulfillment and liberation.
It supports Saguna upāsanā: when Shiva is worshipped as the compassionate Lord in form (including the Śiva-liṅga), devotion creates an intimate bond through which the devotee receives boons and, ultimately, Shiva’s liberating grace.
The practical takeaway is bhakti-yoga: steady remembrance of Shiva in the mind, supported by japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple Shiva-pūjā (e.g., liṅga-abhiṣeka) offered with devotion.