Shloka 128
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice: Ṛtvij System, Sāvitrī’s Reconciliation, Tīrtha-Catalogue, Śrāddha & Initiation Rites, and Vrata Fruits
कं ते कामं करोम्यद्य पृच्छ मां यद्यदिच्छसि । रुद्र उवाच । यदि प्रसन्नो मे नाथ वरदो यदि वा मम
kaṃ te kāmaṃ karomyadya pṛccha māṃ yadyadicchasi | rudra uvāca | yadi prasanno me nātha varado yadi vā mama
“ఈ రోజు నీ కోరిక ఏది నెరవేర్చుదును? నీకు ఇష్టమైనదేదైనా నన్ను అడుగు.” రుద్రుడు పలికెను—“హే నాథా, నాపై ప్రసన్నుడవైతే, నాకు వరం ప్రసాదించదలచితే, నా కోసం…”
Rudra (speaks after an unnamed interlocutor offers a boon)
Concept: Grace (prasāda) is accessed through humble asking; the devotee frames desire as a boon aligned with the Lord’s pleasure.
Application: Before making requests—spiritual or worldly—cultivate gratitude and alignment: ask for what deepens devotion, not merely what flatters ego.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solemn divine audience: the Lord sits in radiant stillness while Rudra, ash-smeared and luminous, folds his hands and begins a carefully worded boon-request. The air is thick with incense and mantra-vibration, as if the cosmos pauses to hear what will be asked.","primary_figures":["Rudra (Śiva)","The Lord (Īśvara as boon-giver; contextually the addressed ‘Nātha’)","Attendant sages/devas (optional)"],"setting":"A celestial court or a secluded sacred grove-temple threshold where a boon is offered—stone steps, lotus pond, and a subtle suggestion of the liṅga or a divine throne.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["ash white","rudraksha brown","sapphire blue","smoky violet","gold leaf"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Rudra with matted locks and crescent moon, hands in añjali, facing a jeweled divine throne; heavy gold leaf halos, gem-studded ornaments, rich vermilion and emerald borders, temple-lamp glow, lotus motifs around the pedestal, intricate filigree on crowns and aureoles.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: an intimate boon-dialogue in a quiet grove; slender figures with refined faces, soft shading, cool twilight blues and greens, delicate trees and a small lotus pond, subtle aura around the seated Lord, Rudra kneeling with humility, fine textile patterns.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines, Rudra in iconic posture with tripuṇḍra and rudrākṣa, the Lord enthroned with broad eyes and stylized ornaments; flat yet vibrant natural pigments—red, yellow, green—temple-wall composition with symmetrical attendants and lamp motifs.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: devotional court scene framed by ornate floral borders and lotus garlands; deep indigo background with gold highlights, stylized lotuses and hanging lamps; central divine figure with radiant aura, Rudra in reverent pose; intricate textile-like patterning throughout."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","low damaru pulse (subtle)","conch shell (distant)","incense crackle","reverberant silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: करोम्यद्य = करोमि + अद्य; यद्यदिच्छसि = यदि + यत् + इच्छसि (यत् → यद् before vowel, then sandhi); अन्यत्र स्पष्टपदविभागः।
FAQs
The verse explicitly marks “Rudra uvāca,” indicating Rudra is speaking, responding to someone who has offered to grant a wish.
It presents a boon-granting moment in a dialogue: an interlocutor invites Rudra to ask for any desire, and Rudra begins stating his request conditioned on the Lord’s pleasure.
The verse frames blessings as arising from divine pleasure (prasāda) and models humility: Rudra does not command but requests, grounding the boon in the Lord’s consent.