Shloka 76
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
गुह्वानीमानि नामानि तण्डिर्भगवतो<च्युत । देवप्रसादाद् देवेश: पुरा प्राह महात्मने
guhyānīmāni nāmāni taṇḍir bhagavato 'cyuta | devaprasādād deveśaḥ purā prāha mahātmane ||
அச்யுதா! இவை பகவானின் இரகசிய நாமங்கள்; மகாத்மா தண்டி எனக்கு உரைத்தவையே—முன்னாளில் தேவன் (மகாதேவன்) அருளால் தேவேசன் பிரம்மா மகாத்மா தண்டியிடம் கூறியவை।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred knowledge—especially divine names—is portrayed as a grace-bestowed, lineage-transmitted teaching: it is received through divine favor (prasāda) and passed on responsibly from a qualified source to a worthy recipient.
Vāyu addresses Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta) and explains the provenance of certain secret names of Mahādeva: Brahmā once taught them to the sage Taṇḍi by Mahādeva’s grace, and Taṇḍi later recounted those same names to Vāyu.