Shloka 191
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
यदि नाम जन्म भूयो भवति मदीयेै: पुनर्दोषै: । तस्मिंस्तस्मिउजन्मनि भवे भवेन्मे$क्षया भक्ति:,“यदि मेरे दोषोंसे मुझे बारंबार इस जगत्में जन्म लेना पड़े तो मेरी यही इच्छा है कि उस-उस प्रत्येक जन्ममें भगवान् शिवमें मेरी अक्षय भक्ति हो”
yadi nāma janma bhūyo bhavati madīyaiḥ punardoṣaiḥ | tasmiṃs tasmiñ janmani bhave bhave me 'kṣayā bhaktiḥ ||
Vāsudeva berkata: “Sekalipun kerana kesalahan-kesalahanku yang berulang, aku terpaksa lahir semula berkali-kali di dunia ini, inilah doaku: dalam setiap kelahiran itu, semoga bhaktiku kepada Dewa Śiva tetap tidak berkurang dan tidak binasa.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even if one must undergo repeated rebirth due to one’s own faults, the highest aspiration is to preserve unwavering devotion to the divine; enduring bhakti is presented as a stabilizing ethical and spiritual aim across changing lives.
Vāsudeva expresses a vow-like wish: should he be compelled to return to worldly existence again and again, he asks that in every such birth his devotion to Lord Śiva remain constant and imperishable.