Shloka 73
नारायण उवाच । मयि प्रसन्नौ यदि वां दीयतामेष मे वरः । मम वध्यावुभौ नान्यं युवाभ्यां प्रार्थये वरम्
nārāyaṇa uvāca | mayi prasannau yadi vāṃ dīyatāmeṣa me varaḥ | mama vadhyāvubhau nānyaṃ yuvābhyāṃ prārthaye varam
Nārāyaṇa bersabda: “Jika kalian berdua berkenan kepadaku, anugerahkanlah kepadaku karunia ini: jadilah kalian berdua yang dapat kubunuh. Aku tidak memohon karunia lain dari kalian.”
Narayana (Vishnu)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Mantra: mayi prasannau yadi vāṃ dīyatāmeṣa me varaḥ | mama vadhyāvubhau nānyaṃ yuvābhyāṃ prārthaye varam
Cosmic Event: Turning point where delusion yields to a providential ‘boon’ mechanism, enabling restoration of cosmic order
FAQs
The verse highlights total surrender to divine order: even Nārāyaṇa asks only for what serves the cosmic purpose, showing that true greatness aligns personal desire with dharma and the will of the Supreme (Pati).
In the Shiva Purana’s theistic frame, such dialogues underline that all devas act within Shiva’s overarching governance; Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship cultivates the same orientation—offering ego and preference into the higher will that sustains and dissolves the cosmos.
The practical takeaway is bhakti as surrender: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a mental offering of one’s wishes into Shiva’s hands, optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of renunciation and steadiness.