Shloka 13
Aṣṭāvakra’s Visit to Kubera: Hospitality, Temptation, and the Ethics of Restraint (अष्टावक्र-वैश्रवणोपाख्यानम्)
नामभिश्षास्तुव॑ं देवं ततस्तुष्टो5भवद् भव: । परशुं च ततो देवो दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि चैव मे
nāma-bhiḥ śāstā tvaṃ devaṃ tataḥ tuṣṭo 'bhavad bhavaḥ | paraśuṃ ca tato devo divyāny astrāṇi caiva me ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「このまさに同じ名によってその神を讃えると、バヴァ（シヴァ）は大いに満悦された。ついで神は、己が斧（パラシュ）と、さらに天授の武器を私に授けられた。（そしてこう保証された。）『汝に罪はまとわりつかぬ。汝は戦場において征服されぬ者となろう。死は汝を支配できず、汝は老朽と死を免れる。』」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere praise and surrender to Śiva (Bhava) can lead to divine grace that removes the burden of sin and grants protection; the passage frames ethical anxiety (fear of sin) being met by devotion and the deity’s assurance.
After being praised with specific divine names, Śiva becomes satisfied and rewards the devotee by giving his paraśu and divine weapons, along with boons of sinlessness, victory in war, and freedom from death’s control.