Shloka 40
Aṣṭāvakra’s Visit to Kubera: Hospitality, Temptation, and the Ethics of Restraint (अष्टावक्र-वैश्रवणोपाख्यानम्)
पराशर उवाच प्रसाद्येह पुरा शर्व मनसाचिन्तयं नृप । महातपा महातेजा महायोगी महायशा:
parāśara uvāca | prasādyeha purā śarvaṁ manasā cintayaṁ nṛpa | mahātapā mahātejā mahāyogī mahāyaśāḥ |
パラーシャラは言った。「王よ、遠い昔、この同じ場所で、私はシャルヴァ（シヴァ）をなだめ奉り、心のうちにその御姿を観想し始めた。その苦行と内なる信愛によって、主の恩寵を願ったのだ――我が心の望む子を授け給え、と。大いなる苦行力と霊的光輝を備え、ヨーガに通じ、久しく名声を保つ者を。」
पराशर उवाच
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The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual principle that disciplined austerity (tapas) combined with inward contemplation and devotion can invite divine grace, leading to elevated outcomes—here, the aspiration for an exceptional, dharma-aligned progeny.
Parāśara narrates to a king that he once propitiated Śiva (Śarva) and began meditating upon him mentally, describing the intended fruit of that practice: the granting of a highly accomplished and illustrious son.