Shloka 168
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
ये सर्वभावानुगताः: प्रपद्यन्ते महेश्वरम् । प्रपन्नवत्सलो देव: संसारात् तान् समुद्धरेत्,जो सम्पूर्ण भावसे अनुगत होकर महेश्वरकी शरण लेते हैं, शरणागतवत्सल महादेवजी इस संसारसे उनका उद्धार कर देते हैं
ye sarvabhāvānugatāḥ prapadyante maheśvaram | prapannavatsalo devaḥ saṃsārāt tān samuddharet ||
Vāyu dit : «Ceux qui, de tout leur être et dans toutes les dispositions du cœur, prennent refuge en Maheśvara—Mahādeva, si tendre envers ceux qui se sont remis à lui—, il les relève et les délivre des liens du saṃsāra.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wholehearted refuge in Maheśvara is presented as spiritually efficacious: the Lord, characterized as prapannavatsala (tender toward the surrendered), grants deliverance from saṃsāra. Ethically, it commends sincerity, inner alignment, and trust, while portraying divine compassion as responsive to genuine surrender.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructive discourse, Vāyudeva speaks a praise-teaching: he describes the fate of those who surrender to Maheśvara, asserting that Mahādeva rescues such devotees from worldly bondage. The verse functions as a doctrinal assurance within a larger didactic context.