Shloka 23
वेदे चास्य विदुर्विप्रा: शतरुद्रीयमुत्तमम् । व्यासेनोक्तं च यच्चापि उपस्थानं महात्मन:
vede cāsya vidur viprāḥ śatarudrīyam uttamam | vyāsenoktaṃ ca yac cāpi upasthānaṃ mahātmanaḥ ||
বেদের উৎকৃষ্ট শতরুদ্রিয় অংশে তাঁর বহু মহৎ নাম ঘোষিত আছে, যা বেদজ্ঞ ব্রাহ্মণরা জানেন। আর মহর্ষি ব্যাসও সেই মহাত্মা (শিব)-এর উপাসনা-স্তবের বিধান বলেছেন।
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.