Shloka 28
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
यज्ञानामपि यो यज्ञ: शिवानामपि य:ः शिव: । रुद्राणामपि यो रुद्र: प्रभा प्रभवतामपि
yajñānām api yo yajñaḥ śivānām api yaḥ śivaḥ | rudrāṇām api yo rudraḥ prabhā prabhavatām api ||
Vāyu sprach: „Er, der selbst unter den Opfern das Opfer (yajña) ist; der Heilsame (Śiva) unter allem Heilsamen; Rudra unter den Rudras; und der Glanz selbst der Glanzvollen—höre von mir die tausendundacht Namen jenes unermesslich strahlenden Herrn Śiva, des Selbst aller Wesen, aus dem die Welten hervorgehen und in das sie sich zuletzt auflösen. O Bester der Menschen, durch bloßes Hören dessen wirst du die Erfüllung all deiner Wünsche erlangen.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Śiva as the supreme principle present at the summit of every category—sacrifice, auspiciousness, divine power, and radiance—implying that devotion and remembrance of Śiva (here, through hearing his names) is a direct means to spiritual and worldly fulfillment.
Vāyu is speaking in praise of Śiva, identifying him as the highest reality and announcing the forthcoming recitation of Śiva’s 1008 names, promising that mere hearing of this hymn grants the listener the attainment of desired aims.