Shloka 14

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

ऐश्वर्य यादृशं तस्य जगद्योनेर्महात्मन: । तदयं दृष्टवान्‌ साक्षात्‌ पुत्रार्थे हरिरच्युत:

Transliteration

aiśvaryaṁ yādṛśaṁ tasya jagadyoner mahātmanaḥ | tad ayaṁ dṛṣṭavān sākṣāt putrārthe harir acyutaḥ ||

Translation

بھیشم نے کہا—جگت کے سرچشمہ و سبب اس مہاتما شِو کی جیسی شان و شوکت ہے، پُتر کی آرزو میں تپسیا کرتے ہوئے اَچُیوت ہری نے اسے براہِ راست دیکھا۔

Word by Word

• ऐश्वर्यम्: sovereignty, lordly power
• ऐश्वर्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यादृशम्: of what kind, such as
• यादृशम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• जगद्योनेः: of the source/womb of the world
• जगद्योनेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगद्योनि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दृष्टवान्: has seen
• दृष्टवान्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Masculine, Nominative

• साक्षात्: directly, before one’s eyes
• साक्षात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात्

• पुत्रार्थे: for the sake of a son
• पुत्रार्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अच्युतः: Acyuta (the unfailing one)
• अच्युतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Hari (Vishnu/Krishna)
• Acyuta
• Jagadyoni (the cosmic source; epithet of the Supreme Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the Supreme Lord’s aiśvarya (divine sovereignty) is beyond ordinary measure, and that steadfast tapas and devotion—undertaken with humility and a clear purpose—can lead to sākṣāt-darśana, a direct encounter with the divine.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma describes how Hari (Acyuta), performing austerities with the aim of obtaining a son, directly beheld the majesty of the cosmic source (jagadyoni). The statement functions as testimony to the Lord’s supreme status and the efficacy of disciplined devotion.