Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 15
नित्येन ब्रह्मचर्येण लिड्रमस्य यदा स्थितम् । महयत्यस्य लोकक्न प्रियं होतन्महात्मन:
nityena brahmacaryeṇa liṅgam asya yadā sthitam | mahayaty asya lokānāṁ priyaṁ hotaṁ mahātmanāḥ ||
वायु बोले—जो मनुष्य नित्य ब्रह्मचर्य का पालन करते हुए प्रतिदिन इस शिवलिंग की विधिपूर्वक पूजा करता है, वह महात्मा शंकर को अत्यन्त प्रिय होता है और उससे लोकों का मान तथा कल्याण बढ़ता है।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that brahmacarya (disciplined self-restraint) combined with consistent daily worship is especially pleasing to Śiva (Śaṅkara) and produces auspicious, elevating results for the wider world, not merely the practitioner.
Vāyu is speaking, praising a specific religious observance: maintaining brahmacarya and performing daily worship of a Śiva-liṅga. He states that such practice becomes dear to Śaṅkara and leads to honor and uplift for the worlds.