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ŚB 10.88.15

Devanagari

स आह देवं गिरिशमुपाधावाशु सिद्ध्यसि ।
योऽल्पाभ्यां गुणदोषाभ्यामाशु तुष्यति कुप्यति ॥ १५ ॥

Text

sa āha devaṁ giriśam
upādhāvāśu siddhyasi
yo ’lpābhyāṁ guṇa-doṣābhyām
āśu tuṣyati kupyati

Synonyms

saḥ — he (Nārada); āha — said; devam — the lord; giriśam — Śiva; upādhāva — you should worship; āśu — quickly; siddhyasi — you will become successful; yaḥ — who; alpābhyām — slight; guṇa — by good qualities; doṣābhyām — and faults; āśu — quickly; tuṣyati — is satisfied; kupyati — is angered.

Translation

Nārada told him: Worship Lord Śiva and you will soon achieve success. He quickly becomes pleased by seeing his worshiper’s slightest good qualities — and quickly angered by seeing his slightest fault.