Shloka 22

अन्धकानुग्रहः—शूलारोपणं, रुद्रस्मरण-फलम्, तथा गाणपत्य-प्रदानम् (अध्याय 93)

Devanagari script

तुष्टो ऽस्मि वत्स भद्रं ते कामं किं करवाणि ते वरान्वरय दैत्येन्द्र वरदो ऽहं तवान्धक

Transliteration

tuṣṭo 'smi vatsa bhadraṃ te kāmaṃ kiṃ karavāṇi te varānvaraya daityendra varado 'haṃ tavāndhaka

Translation

വത്സാ, ഞാൻ തൃപ്തനാകുന്നു; നിനക്കു മംഗളം. നിന്റെ ഏതു ആഗ്രഹം ഞാൻ നിറവേറ്റട്ടെ? ഹേ ദൈത്യേന്ദ്ര അന്ധകാ, വരങ്ങൾ വരിക്ക—ഞാൻ നിനക്കു വരദാതാവാണ്.

Word by Word

• तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ): pleased, satisfied

• अस्मि (asmi): I am

• वत्स (vatsa): dear child

• भद्रं ते (bhadraṁ te): blessings to you / may good be yours

• कामम् (kāmam): desired object, wish

• किम् (kim): what?

• करवाणि (karavāṇi): shall I do / shall I grant

• ते (te): for you

• वरान् (varān): boons

• वरय (varaya): choose, request

• दैत्येन्द्र (daityendra): king of the Daityas

• वरदः (varadaḥ): boon-giver

• अहम् (aham): I

• तव (tava): to you / for you

• अन्धक (andhaka): Andhaka (proper name)

Speaker

Shiva (as Pati, the boon-giving Lord addressing Andhaka)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Andhaka

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It highlights Shiva as Varada (boon-giver), showing that the Linga’s Lord responds to devotion and tapas with grace—boons arise from Pati’s satisfaction, not merely from power.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is presented as Pati—sovereign and compassionate—free to grant or withhold, addressing the seeker intimately (“vatsa”) while remaining the supreme dispenser of results (phala-dātā).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse implies tapas and propitiation (ārādhana) culminating in divine satisfaction (tuṣṭi); in a Shaiva frame, this aligns with disciplined worship and Pāśupata-oriented striving that seeks Shiva’s anugraha (grace).