Shloka 2

अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)

Devanagari script

आराधितो<भूद्‌ भक्तेन तस्योदर्क निशामय । स दृष्टवान्‌ महादेवमस्तौषीच्च स्तवैर्विभुम्‌

Transliteration

ārādhito 'bhūd bhaktena tasyodarkaṃ niśāmaya | sa dṛṣṭavān mahādevam astauṣīc ca stavair vibhum ||

Translation

ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ—ସେଇ ଭକ୍ତିର ଫଳ ଶୁଣ। ଭକ୍ତ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାରେ ଆରାଧନା କରିଥିବାରୁ ପ୍ରଭୁ ତାହାର ଫଳ ଦେଲେ; ସେ ମହାଦେବଙ୍କୁ ଦର୍ଶନ କରି ସ୍ତୋତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ସେଇ ସର୍ବବ୍ୟାପୀ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କଲା।

Word by Word

• आराधितः: worshipped / propitiated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आराधित (आ-√राध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभूत्: became / was
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), 3rd, Singular

• भक्तेन: by a devotee
• भक्तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• उदर्कम्: result / outcome
• उदर्कम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर्क
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निशामय: listen / observe
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√शम्
• Form: Imperative (loṭ), 2nd, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दृष्टवान्: saw / beheld
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृष्टवत् (√दृश्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अस्तौषीत्: praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु
• Form: Imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• स्तवैः: with hymns
• स्तवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विभुम्: the all-powerful Lord
• विभुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• bhakta (devotee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady, faith-filled worship bears a definite fruit: the devotee gains divine grace, culminating in direct vision (darśana) and heartfelt praise—showing that devotion is validated by transformation and encounter, not merely by ritual.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu introduces the result of a devotee’s worship and asks the listener to attend to it: the devotee attains a vision of Mahādeva and responds by praising the Lord with hymns.