Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 23
वेदे चास्य विदुर्विप्रा: शतरुद्रीयमुत्तमम् । व्यासेनोक्तं च यच्चापि उपस्थानं महात्मन:
vede cāsya vidur viprāḥ śatarudrīyam uttamam | vyāsenoktaṃ ca yac cāpi upasthānaṃ mahātmanaḥ ||
The learned Brahmins, versed in the Veda, know of him through the excellent Śatarudrīya, wherein his many exalted names are proclaimed. And the great sage Vyāsa too has taught the hymn of reverent worship offered to that great-souled Lord (Śiva).
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.