Shloka 97
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
तामब्रवीद्धसन् देवो भविता वै सुतस्तव
tām abravīd hasan devo bhavitā vai sutas tava | devi mama kṛpayā kevalaṃ yajñasambandhīyāyāś caru-dravasya pāna-mātreṇa pati-sahāyaṃ vināpi te putro bhaviṣyati—na saṃśayaḥ | sa ca tava vaṃśe tavaiva nāmnā yathā-kāmaṃ khyātiṃ prāpsyati ||
Souriant, l’Être divin lui dit : «Un fils te naîtra assurément. Ô déesse, par ma grâce, il te suffira de boire le liquide du caru, l’oblation du sacrifice, pour obtenir un fils même sans le concours d’un époux — il n’y a là aucun doute. Et dans ta lignée, il acquerra la renommée qu’il souhaitera, portant ton propre nom.»
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes the certainty of divine grace and the power attributed to properly sanctioned ritual means: a boon is granted with assurance (“no doubt”), linking ethical legitimacy to divine authorization rather than ordinary human agency.
Vāsudeva, smiling, reassures a woman addressed as “Devī” that she will obtain a son simply by drinking the sacrificial caru-liquid, even without a husband’s participation, and that the child will become renowned in her lineage, bearing her name.