Shloka 156
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
शिवमेश्रि: स्तुवन् देव॑ नामभि: पुष्टिवर्धनी:,जो सदा योगयुक्त एवं पवित्रभावसे रहनेवाला भक्त इन पुष्टिवर्धक नामोंद्वारा भगवान् शिवकी स्तुति करता है, वह स्वयं ही उन परमात्मा शिवको प्राप्त कर लेता है
śivam īśriḥ stuvan devaṃ nāmabhiḥ puṣṭivardhanībhiḥ | yo sadā yogayukta evaṃ pavitrabhāvena rahanevālā bhaktaḥ etaiḥ puṣṭivardhakair nāmabhir bhagavantaṃ śivaṃ stauti sa svayam eva tān paramātmānaṃ śivaṃ prāpnoti ||
Vāyu said: The devotee who lives in purity, remains constantly disciplined in yoga, and praises Lord Śiva with these nourishing, strength-giving names, attains that Supreme Self—Śiva—by his own devoted practice.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady yoga-discipline and inner purity, expressed through sincere praise of Śiva using sacred epithets, becomes a direct means to attain the Supreme—showing that devotion is effective when grounded in ethical purification and consistent practice.
Vāyudeva is describing the fruit of a particular mode of Śiva-worship: a devotee who continually praises Śiva with ‘strength-giving’ names, while living purely and remaining yogically disciplined, is said to reach Śiva Himself.