Shloka 83
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
ममैवानुचरो नित्यं भवितासीति चाब्रवीत् | तथा पुत्रसहस्राणामयुतं च ददौ प्रभु:
mamaivānucaro nityaṃ bhavitāsīti cābravīt | tathā putrasahasrāṇām ayutaṃ ca dadau prabhuḥ ||
婆苏提婆说道：“他又宣告：‘你将永远作我随侍之臣。’那位主宰并赐给他‘千之阿由多’的众子——子嗣浩繁无量——以示对忠诚与侍奉的神恩。”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-religious ideal that steadfast service and devotion are honored by the Lord with enduring spiritual proximity (“eternal attendant”) and worldly flourishing (vast progeny). It frames divine reward as both intimate relationship and tangible prosperity.
Vāsudeva recounts that the Lord granted a boon: the recipient would become His perpetual attendant, and additionally received an enormous number of sons—described as an ayuta of thousands—marking extraordinary divine favor.