Shloka 167
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
तस्यैव च प्रसादेन भक्तिरुत्पद्यते नृणाम् | येन यान्ति परां सिद्धि तद्भागवतचेतस:,भगवान् शंकरकी कृपासे ही मनुष्योंके हृदयमें उनकी अनन्यभक्ति उत्पन्न होती है, जिससे वे अपने चित्तको उन्हींके चिन्तनमें लगाकर परमसिद्धिको प्राप्त होते हैं
tasyaiva ca prasādena bhaktir utpadyate nṛṇām | yena yānti parāṃ siddhiṃ tad-bhāgavata-cetasaḥ ||
By his very grace, devotion arises in human beings. Through that devotion, with minds made wholly Bhagavata—absorbed in the Lord—they attain the highest perfection.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that true devotion is not merely self-produced; it arises through divine grace, and such grace-born, single-minded devotion leads to the highest spiritual perfection.
Vāyudeva is explaining a spiritual principle: the deity’s favor awakens unwavering devotion in people, and those whose minds become wholly oriented toward the Lord attain the supreme goal.