Shloka 104
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
तमाह भगवान् रुद्र: साक्षात् तुष्टोडस्मि तेडनघ । ग्रन्थकूल्लोकविख्यातो भवितास्यजरामर:
tam āha bhagavān rudraḥ sākṣāt tuṣṭo ’smi te ’nagha | granthakṛl lokavikhyāto bhavitāsy ajarāmaraḥ ||
تب بھگوان رُدر خود ظاہر ہو کر بولے—“اے بےگناہ! میں تجھ پر بہت خوش ہوں۔ تو دنیا بھر میں مشہور گرنتھ کار ہوگا، اور تو اَجَر اَمر—بے بڑھاپا اور بے موت—ہو جائے گا۔”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere merit and devotion can culminate in divine grace: the deity’s satisfaction (tuṣṭi) yields blessings that elevate one’s life toward lasting renown and transcendence, emphasizing the ethical ideal of blamelessness (anagha) as a condition for higher attainments.
Rudra (Śiva) manifests directly before the addressed person and grants a boon: he declares his pleasure and promises that the recipient will become a world-renowned author of a treatise and attain an ageless, deathless state.