Shloka 167

रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti

Devanagari script

तस्यैव च प्रसादेन भक्तिरुत्पद्यते नृणाम्‌ | येन यान्ति परां सिद्धि तद्भागवतचेतस:

Transliteration

tasyaiva ca prasādena bhaktir utpadyate nṛṇām | yena yānti parāṃ siddhiṃ tad-bhāgavata-cetasaḥ ||

Translation

ఆయన (భగవాన్ శంకరుడు) కృపవల్లనే మనుష్యులలో భక్తి ఉద్భవిస్తుంది; ఆ భక్తిచేత భగవద్భావంలో లీనమైన చిత్తములు పరమ సిద్ధిని పొందుతాయి.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (of that very one)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• प्रसादेन: by (his) grace/favor
• प्रसादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्पद्यते: arises/is produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-पद्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular

• नृणाम्: of men/of people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• येन: by which/whereby
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यान्ति: they go/attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Parasmaipada, 3rd, Plural

• पराम्: supreme/highest
• पराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सिद्धिम्: perfection/accomplishment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: those
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun (used adjectivally)
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भागवत-चेतसः: whose minds are fixed on the Lord (Bhagavat-minded)
• भागवत-चेतसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भागवत + चेतस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (the Wind-god, speaker)
• Śaṅkara (implied by the Hindi gloss as the object of grace)
• Bhagavān (the Lord, as the focus of bhāgavata-mindedness)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that true devotion is not merely self-produced; it arises through divine grace, and such grace-born, single-minded devotion leads to the highest spiritual perfection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is explaining a spiritual principle: the deity’s favor awakens unwavering devotion in people, and those whose minds become wholly oriented toward the Lord attain the supreme goal.