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Shloka 176

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

ततो मामाह देवेन्द्रस्तुष्टस्ते5हं द्विजोत्तम । वरं वृणीष्व मत्तस्त्वं यत्‌ ते मनसि वर्तते,उस समय देवराज इन्द्रने मुझसे कहा--'द्विजश्रेष्ठ! मैं तुमपर बहुत संतुष्ट हूँ। तुम्हारे मनमें जो वर लेनेकी इच्छा हो, वही मुझसे माँग लो।” इन्द्रकी बात सुनकर मेरा मन प्रसन्न नहीं हुआ। मैंने ऊपरसे हर्ष प्रकट करते हुए देवराजसे यह कहा--

tato mām āha devendras tuṣṭas te ’haṃ dvijottama | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva mattas tvaṃ yat te manasi vartate ||

แล้วเทวेंद्र (อินทรา) ผู้พอพระทัยตรัสแก่ข้าพเจ้าว่า “โอ้พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ เราพอใจในตัวท่าน จงเลือกพรจากเรา—สิ่งใดที่ดำรงอยู่ในใจท่าน จงขอเถิด” ครั้นได้ฟังวาจาของอินทรา ใจข้าพเจ้าไม่ได้เริงร่า; แต่เพื่อรักษามรรยาท ข้าพเจ้าจึงแสดงความยินดีภายนอกแล้วทูลตอบพระราชาแห่งเทวะ

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, accusative, singular
आहsaid
आह:
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
Formperfect, 3, singular
देवेन्द्रःIndra, lord of the gods
देवेन्द्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेन्द्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तुष्टःpleased, satisfied
तुष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष्ट
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तेto/for you
ते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formcommon, dative, singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
द्विजोत्तमO best of the twice-born
द्विजोत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजोत्तम
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
वरम्a boon
वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
वृणीष्वchoose (you)
वृणीष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootवृ
Formimperative, 2, singular
मत्तःfrom me
मत्तः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, ablative, singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
यत्whatever (that which)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
Formneuter, nominative/accusative, singular
तेof you, your
ते:
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formcommon, genitive, singular
मनसिin (your) mind
मनसि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
Formneuter, locative, singular
वर्ततेexists, is present, occurs
वर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्
Formpresent, 3, singular

वासुदेव उवाच

वासुदेव (Vāsudeva)
देवेन्द्र / इन्द्र (Devendra/Indra)
द्विजोत्तम (Dvijottama—addressed person)

Educational Q&A

Even when offered power or reward, one should remain inwardly steady and ethically discerning; outward politeness need not imply inner attachment, and boons should be approached with restraint and dharmic intent.

Indra, pleased, invites the addressed Brahmin-like figure (dvijottama) to choose any boon. The narrator (Vāsudeva) notes that he does not feel inner exhilaration, though he responds with outward courtesy, setting up what he will request or say next.