Shloka 97
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
तामब्रवीद्धसन् देवो भविता वै सुतस्तव
tām abravīd hasan devo bhavitā vai sutas tava | devi mama kṛpayā kevalaṃ yajñasambandhīyāyāś caru-dravasya pāna-mātreṇa pati-sahāyaṃ vināpi te putro bhaviṣyati—na saṃśayaḥ | sa ca tava vaṃśe tavaiva nāmnā yathā-kāmaṃ khyātiṃ prāpsyati ||
Ngumiti ang banal na nilalang at sinabi sa kaniya: “Tunay na magkakaroon ka ng isang anak na lalaki. O diyosa, sa aking biyaya, sa pag-inom mo lamang ng likidong caru—ang handog sa yajña—magkakamit ka ng anak kahit walang pakikibahagi ng asawa; walang pag-aalinlangan dito. At sa iyong angkan, siya’y magkakamit ng katanyagan, taglay ang mismong pangalan mo, ayon sa kaniyang nais.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes the certainty of divine grace and the power attributed to properly sanctioned ritual means: a boon is granted with assurance (“no doubt”), linking ethical legitimacy to divine authorization rather than ordinary human agency.
Vāsudeva, smiling, reassures a woman addressed as “Devī” that she will obtain a son simply by drinking the sacrificial caru-liquid, even without a husband’s participation, and that the child will become renowned in her lineage, bearing her name.