Shloka 4
Adhyaya 52 — The Manifestation of Nilalohita (Rudra) and the Allocation of His Names, Abodes, Consorts, and Lineages
किं रोदिषीति तं ब्रह्मा रुदन्तं प्रत्युवाच ह ।
नाम देहीति तं सो ’थ प्रत्युवाच जगत्पतिम् ॥
kiṁ rodiṣīti taṁ brahmā rudantaṁ pratyuvāca ha / nāma dehīti taṁ so 'tha pratyuvāca jagatpatim
അവൻ കരയുമ്പോൾ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് അവനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—‘എന്തിന് കരയുന്നു?’ അപ്പോൾ അവൻ ജഗദീശ്വരനോട് മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു—‘എനിക്ക് ഒരു നാമം ദയവായി നൽകുക।’
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FAQs
Identity and function are stabilized through nāma. The request ‘give me a name’ expresses the need for definition and placement within dharma/cosmic order (ṛta).
Sarga: the establishment of a deity’s name and role within the created cosmos.
In mantra- and nāma-centered traditions, naming is not mere label but ontological ‘locking-in’ of a power. Rudra’s demand indicates that unformed potency becomes operative through sound-form (śabda).