Shloka 7

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नो हि महादेवो दद्यादमरतामपि । वीर्य च गिरिशो दद्याद्‌ येनेन्द्रमपि शातयेत्‌

Transliteration

prasanno hi mahādevo dadyād amaratām api | vīryaṃ ca giriśo dadyād yena indram api śātayet ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：“大天若欢喜，甚至能赐予不死。山主吉利沙亦能赐下如此威力，使人凭此甚至可以击倒因陀罗。”

Word by Word

प्रसन्नःpleased, gracious

हिindeed, for

महादेवःMahadeva (Śiva)

दद्यात्may give, would grant

अमरतात्immortality

अपिeven, also

वीर्यम्valor, strength, potency

चand

गिरिशःGiriśa (Lord of the mountain, Śiva)

दद्यात्may give, would grant

येनby which

इन्द्रम्Indra

अपिeven

शातयेत्might strike down, might destroy

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Giriśa (Śiva)

Indra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the extraordinary scope of Śiva’s grace: when the deity is pleased, he can grant the highest gifts—immortality and overwhelming power. Ethically, it implies that divine boons magnify the recipient’s capacity, so one’s intention and restraint become crucial; power gained through favor can be used for protection or for ruin.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana underscores Śiva’s ability to bestow irresistible might, setting the tone for events in the Sauptika Parva where divine favor and supernatural power influence the course of violent night-time actions and their consequences.