Shloka 53
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
देवदेव: शिव: सर्वो जागर्ति सतत प्रभु: ।।
devadevaḥ śivaḥ sarvo jāgarti satataṃ prabhuḥ | kapardī śaṅkaro rudraḥ śivaḥ sthāṇur umāpatiḥ ||
Vasuharoma dit : Le Seigneur des seigneurs—Śiva, le souverain qui pénètre tout—demeure sans cesse éveillé et vigilant. Il est Kapardī, aux cheveux nattés; Śaṅkara, le bienfaisant; Rudra, le redoutable; Śiva, l’auspicieux; Sthāṇu, l’immuable; et Umāpati, l’époux d’Umā. Dans cette louange, l’enseignement est que la présence divine suprême veille sans relâche, protège le bien du monde et ôte la souffrance à ceux qui prennent refuge.
वसुहरोम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the supreme Lord (Śiva) is ever-vigilant and all-pervading, embodying both benevolence (Śaṅkara/Śiva) and awe-inspiring power (Rudra). Remembering his many epithets reinforces trust in divine protection and commitment to world-welfare (loka-maṅgala).
Within Śānti Parva’s reflective discourse, Vasuharoma offers a hymn-like enumeration of Śiva’s names and qualities, presenting him as the ever-awake guardian and auspicious refuge, thereby grounding ethical peace and stability in devotion and recognition of the supreme.