Shloka 119
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
तस्याहं तत् पय: पीत्वा रसेन हमृतोपमम् । ज्ञात्वा क्षीरगुणांश्नैव उपलभ्य हि सम्भवम्
tasyāhaṃ tat payaḥ pītvā rasena amṛtopamam | jñātvā kṣīraguṇāṃś caiva upalabhya hi sambhavam ||
واسودیو نے کہا— “اس شیریں، امرت کے مانند دودھ کو پی کر میں جان گیا کہ دودھ کے حقیقی اوصاف کیا ہیں اور وہ کس طرح حاصل ہوتا ہے۔”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True understanding is twofold: one should know a thing’s qualities (guṇa) through direct experience, and also know its source and the proper means by which it is obtained (sambhava).
Vāsudeva describes drinking nectar-like milk and, through that act, realizing both its distinctive qualities and the way such milk comes to be procured—using a concrete example to convey a broader point about knowledge and attainment.