Shloka 49
Indratīrtha–Ādityatīrtha: Balarāma’s Ritual Bathing, Dāna, and Sacred-Historical Recollections
ततः प्रोवाच भगवांस्तामेवारुन्धतीं पुन: । वरं वृणीष्व कल्याणि यत् तेडभिलषितं हृदि,“इसके बाद भगवान् शंकरने पुनः अरुन्धतीसे कहा--“कल्याणि! तुम्हारे मनमें जो अभिलाषा हो, उसके अनुसार कोई वर माँग लो”
tataḥ provāca bhagavāṁs tām evāruṇdhatīṁ punaḥ | varaṁ vṛṇīṣva kalyāṇi yat te ’bhilaṣitaṁ hṛdi ||
Then the Blessed Lord (Śaṅkara) again addressed that very Arundhatī: “O auspicious lady, choose a boon—whatever desire you hold within your heart.” The moment underscores a dharmic ideal: divine power is offered not as coercion but as a compassionate response to a devotee’s inner, rightful longing.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights divine grace aligned with dharma: the deity invites the virtuous devotee to articulate her heartfelt wish, suggesting that boons are granted through compassionate recognition of sincere, righteous inner intent rather than through force or bargaining.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Śaṅkara again speaks to Arundhatī and asks her to choose a boon—whatever she truly desires in her heart—signaling a pivotal moment where her inner aspiration is about to be formally granted.