Shloka 23
वेदे चास्य विदुर्विप्रा: शतरुद्रीयमुत्तमम् । व्यासेनोक्तं च यच्चापि उपस्थानं महात्मन:
vede cāsya vidur viprāḥ śatarudrīyam uttamam | vyāsenoktaṃ ca yac cāpi upasthānaṃ mahātmanaḥ ||
বেদৰ উৎকৃষ্ট শতৰুদ্ৰীয়ত তেওঁৰ বহু উৎকৃষ্ট নাম ঘোষণা কৰা হৈছে; সেয়া বেদজ্ঞ ব্ৰাহ্মণসকলে জানে। আৰু মহর্ষি ব্যাসেও সেই মহাত্মা (শিৱ)ৰ উপস্থান—স্তৱন—ৰ উপদেশ দিছে।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True knowledge and devotion are grounded in authoritative transmission: the Veda (Śatarudrīya) and Vyāsa’s instruction both affirm Śiva’s greatness and provide sanctioned forms of worship and praise.
Vāyudeva points to two sources that proclaim Śiva: the Vedic Śatarudrīya known by Veda-knowing Brahmins, and a specific hymn of worship taught by Vyāsa, thereby validating Śiva’s veneration through revered textual traditions.