Shloka 101

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

त॑ चाह भगवांस्तुष्टो ग्रन्थकारो भविष्यसि । वत्साक्षया च ते कीर्तिस्त्रिलोक्ये वै भविष्यति

Transliteration

taṁ cāha bhagavāṁs tuṣṭo granthakāro bhaviṣyasi | vatsākṣayā ca te kīrtis trilokye vai bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

اس پر خوش ہو کر بھگوان نے فرمایا—“اے بچے! تو گرنتھ کار (مقدس تصانیف کا مؤلف) بنے گا، اور تیری شہرت تینوں لوکوں میں لازوال پھیل جائے گی۔”

Word by Word

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

• अह: indeed/ah (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अह

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तुष्टः: pleased/satisfied
• तुष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ग्रन्थकारः: author (maker of a text)
• ग्रन्थकारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रन्थकार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भविष्यसि: you will become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Second, Singular

• वत्स: dear child
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अक्षया: imperishable
• अक्षया: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• ते: your/of you
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रिलोक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिलोक्य
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• वै: indeed/certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• भविष्यति: will be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (the Blessed Lord)
• Vatsa (addressed person: 'my child')
• Triloka (the three worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents a dharmic ideal: sincere conduct that pleases the divine (or the venerable authority) results in lasting merit—here symbolized by the blessing of becoming a respected author and attaining imperishable fame across the three worlds.

What is happening in the narrative?

A revered figure, pleased with the addressed person, grants a boon: the person will become a granthakāra (composer/author), and their renown will be akṣayā (imperishable), extending throughout triloka (the three worlds).