Shloka 73
Umā-caritra-prārthanā: Ṛṣayaḥ Sūtaṃ Pṛcchanti
Request for the Account of Umā
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
ナーラーヤナは言った。「もし汝らが私に満足しているならば、この恩寵を授けよ。汝ら二人を私が討つ者とせよ。私は汝らに他に何も望まない。」
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.