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Shloka 123

Pulastya’s Tīrtha Enumeration: Sarasvatī, Naimiṣa, Gayā, and Associated Phalaśruti

Chapter 82

तेषां तुष्टो महादेवो मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम्‌ | भक्‍्त्या परमया राजन वर तेषां प्रदिष्टवान्‌,राजन! तब योगेश्वर भगवान्‌ शिवने भी योगका आश्रय ले, उन शुद्धात्मा महर्षियोंके शोककी शान्तिके लिये करोड़ों शिवलिंगोंकी सृष्टि कर दी, जो उन सभी ऋषियोंके आगे उपस्थित थे; इससे उन सबने अलग-अलग भगवान्‌का दर्शन किया। राजन! उन शुद्धचेता मुनियोंकी उत्तम भक्तिसे संतुष्ट हो महादेवजीने उन्हें वर दिया

teṣāṁ tuṣṭo mahādevo munīnāṁ bhāvitātmanām | bhaktyā paramayā rājan vara teṣāṁ pradīṣṭavān |

王よ、マハーデーヴァ(シヴァ)は、自己を浄め鍛え上げた聖仙たちを喜び、その至高のバクティ(信愛)に満足して、彼らに恩寵の賜物を授けた。物語の流れにおいて、ヨーガの主たるシヴァは、聖仙たちの悲嘆を鎮めるため、数知れぬ姿に自らを顕し、各々が直接にダルシャナ(神の拝観)を得るようにした。かくして、真実のバクティと内なる浄化が、神の恩寵と慰めを招くことが示される。

तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
तुष्टःpleased
तुष्टः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महादेवःMahadeva (Shiva)
महादेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहादेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मुनीनाम्of the sages
मुनीनाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
भावितात्मनाम्of those whose selves are purified/discipled
भावितात्मनाम्:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootभावितात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
भक्त्याby devotion
भक्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
परमयाsupreme, highest
परमया:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वरम्a boon
वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तेषाम्to them / for them
तेषाम्:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
प्रदिष्टवान्granted / bestowed
प्रदिष्टवान्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√दिश्
FormPerfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Masculine (agent participle agreeing with subject)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

घुलस्त्य उवाच

M
Mahādeva (Śiva)
M
muni (sages)
R
rājan (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

Supreme devotion (paramā bhakti) joined with inner cultivation (bhāvitātman) attracts divine favor: the deity responds not merely with power but with compassion—granting relief from sorrow and a boon. The verse highlights an ethical ideal of disciplined purity and heartfelt devotion as a path to grace.

The king is told that Śiva (Mahādeva), satisfied with the sages’ purified state and intense devotion, bestows a boon upon them. In the surrounding narration (as reflected in the given passage), Śiva manifests in many forms so each sage can receive a direct vision, thereby calming their grief.