Shloka 54
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
कोटीशतसहस््नं च दशकोटिशतानि च । रुद्रं नित्यं प्रणमते देवदानवसम्मतम्
koṭīśata-sahasraṁ ca daśa-koṭi-śatāni ca | rudraṁ nityaṁ praṇamate deva-dānava-sammatam ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Il se prosterne sans cesse devant Rudra—approuvé et vénéré tout autant par les dieux que par les Dānavas—en un nombre atteignant des centaines de milliers de koṭis, et encore des centaines de dizaines de koṭis.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes unwavering devotion and reverence to Rudra (Śiva), portraying him as universally honored—even by opposing cosmic groups (Devas and Dānavas)—and suggesting that steadfast worship is a powerful ethical-religious practice.
Bhīṣma, in his discourse, describes continual prostration to Rudra and underscores Rudra’s universally acknowledged greatness by stating that he is revered in immense, hyperbolic numbers and accepted by both gods and Dānavas.