Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 23
वेदे चास्य विदुर्विप्रा: शतरुद्रीयमुत्तमम् । व्यासेनोक्तं च यच्चापि उपस्थानं महात्मन:
vede cāsya vidur viprāḥ śatarudrīyam uttamam | vyāsenoktaṃ ca yac cāpi upasthānaṃ mahātmanaḥ ||
वेद के उत्तम शतरुद्रिय में उनके अनेक श्रेष्ठ नाम हैं, जिन्हें वेदवेत्ता ब्राह्मण जानते हैं। और महर्षि व्यास ने भी उस महात्मा (शिव) के उपस्थान—स्तवन—का उपदेश किया है।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True knowledge and devotion are grounded in authoritative transmission: the Veda (Śatarudrīya) and Vyāsa’s instruction both affirm Śiva’s greatness and provide sanctioned forms of worship and praise.
Vāyudeva points to two sources that proclaim Śiva: the Vedic Śatarudrīya known by Veda-knowing Brahmins, and a specific hymn of worship taught by Vyāsa, thereby validating Śiva’s veneration through revered textual traditions.