Shloka 29
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
योगिनामपि यो योगी कारणानां च कारणम् | यतो लोका: सम्भवन्ति न भवन्ति यत: पुन:
yoginām api yo yogī kāraṇānāṃ ca kāraṇam | yato lokāḥ sambhavanti na bhavanti yataḥ punaḥ ||
Vāyu berkata: “Dia adalah Yogin tertinggi di antara para yogin, dan sebab terakhir di balik segala sebab—dari-Nya dunia-dunia muncul dan oleh-Nya pula lenyap kembali. Dengarkan dariku seribu delapan nama Bhagavān Śiva yang bercahaya tak terukur, Ātman semua makhluk. Wahai yang terbaik di antara manusia, dengan mendengarnya saja engkau akan meraih pemenuhan segala hasratmu.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Śiva as the supreme principle: the highest yogin and the ultimate cause from whom creation proceeds and into whom it dissolves. It also emphasizes the religious efficacy of śravaṇa (listening) to the divine names as a means to attain desired ends and spiritual merit.
Vāyudeva begins a eulogy that introduces the recitation of Śiva’s thousand-and-eight names. He frames the hymn by describing Śiva’s cosmic status (source and dissolution of worlds) and promises fruit (kāma-siddhi) from hearing the forthcoming nāma-recitation.