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Shloka 70

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

इह्ैनं दैवतश्रेष्ठं देवा: सर्षिगणा: पुरा । तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन च दमेन च

ihainaṁ daivataśreṣṭhaṁ devāḥ sarṣigaṇāḥ purā | tapasā brahmacaryeṇa satyena ca damena ca ||

ఇక్కడ పూర్వకాలంలో దేవతలు ఋషిగణాలతో కలిసి తపస్సు, బ్రహ్మచర్యం, సత్యం, దమం (ఇంద్రియనిగ్రహం) ద్వారా ఈ దైవతశ్రేష్ఠుని ఆరాధించి పరమ దైవత్వాన్ని పొందిరి।

इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
एनम्him/this one
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दैवतश्रेष्ठम्the best among the gods
दैवतश्रेष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदैवतश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्षिगणाःthe groups of sages (together with sages)
सर्षिगणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्षिगण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुराformerly, in olden times
पुरा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
तपसाby austerity
तपसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
ब्रह्मचर्येणby celibacy / studentship
ब्रह्मचर्येण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचर्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सत्येनby truth
सत्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
दमेनby self-control
दमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

वासुदेव उवाच

V
Vāsudeva (speaker)
D
devāḥ (the gods)
ṛṣis (seers)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that the highest divine goal is approached through ethical and ascetic disciplines—tapas (austerity), brahmacarya (regulated conduct/celibacy), satya (truthfulness), and dama (self-restraint)—rather than through mere status or force.

Vāsudeva recalls an ancient precedent: even the gods, along with assemblies of seers, relied on disciplined practices to honor/attain the supreme divinity, using their example to validate the path of moral restraint and spiritual effort.