Shloka 7

Indra’s Account: Shilada’s Tapas and Shiva’s Manifestation as Nandi

Devanagari script

तपसानेन किं कार्यं भवतस्ते महामते ददामि पुत्रं सर्वज्ञं सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगम्

Transliteration

tapasānena kiṃ kāryaṃ bhavataste mahāmate dadāmi putraṃ sarvajñaṃ sarvaśāstrārthapāragam

Translation

“एतेन तपसा किं कार्यं भवतः, महामते? ददामि ते पुत्रं सर्वज्ञं सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगम्॥”

Word by Word

• तपसा (tapasā): by austerity, through tapas

• अनेन (anena): by this, with this

• किम् (kim): what?

• कार्यम् (kāryam): purpose, need, task

• भवतः (bhavataḥ): for you, of you

• ते (te): O you/your

• महामते (mahāmate): O great-minded one

• ददामि (dadāmi): I give, I grant

• पुत्रम् (putram): a son

• सर्वज्ञम् (sarvajñam): all-knowing, omniscient

• सर्व-शास्त्र-अर्थ-पारगम् (sarva-śāstra-artha-pāragam): one who has crossed to the far shore of the meanings of all scriptures (master of their purport)

Speaker

Shiva (Pati) granting a boon to a tapasvin devotee (Pashu seeking grace)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It shows that tapas and Linga-centered devotion reach fulfillment through Shiva’s anugraha; the ultimate fruit is not mere power, but divinely bestowed jñāna and right understanding of śāstra.

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

Shiva is presented as Pati—the sovereign giver of boons—who alone can confer sarvajñatā and scriptural insight, dissolving the pasha of ignorance by grace.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Tapas (austerity) as a Pāśupata-oriented discipline: sustained self-control and devotion that culminate in Shiva’s direct bestowal of spiritual and scriptural realization.