Shloka 13
Aṣṭāvakra’s Visit to Kubera: Hospitality, Temptation, and the Ethics of Restraint (अष्टावक्र-वैश्रवणोपाख्यानम्)
नामभिश्षास्तुव॑ं देवं ततस्तुष्टो5भवद् भव: । परशुं च ततो देवो दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि चैव मे
nāma-bhiḥ śāstā tvaṃ devaṃ tataḥ tuṣṭo 'bhavad bhavaḥ | paraśuṃ ca tato devo divyāny astrāṇi caiva me ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: “Nang purihin ko ang diyos na iyon sa mismong mga pangalang ito, nalugod si Bhava (Śiva). Pagkaraan, ipinagkaloob ng Diyos sa akin ang kaniyang palakol (paraśu) at ang mga sandatang makalangit. (Tiniyak niya:) ‘Walang kasalanang didikit sa iyo; magiging di-matatalo ka sa digmaan; hindi mananaig sa iyo ang kamatayan, at malalaya ka sa pagkabulok at kamatayan.’”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere praise and surrender to Śiva (Bhava) can lead to divine grace that removes the burden of sin and grants protection; the passage frames ethical anxiety (fear of sin) being met by devotion and the deity’s assurance.
After being praised with specific divine names, Śiva becomes satisfied and rewards the devotee by giving his paraśu and divine weapons, along with boons of sinlessness, victory in war, and freedom from death’s control.