Shloka 30
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्य हरस्यामिततेजस: । अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं तु नाम्नां शर्वस्य मे शूणु । यच्छुत्वा मनुजव्याप्र सर्वान् कामानवाप्स्यसि
sarvabhūtātmabhūtasya harasyāmitatejasaḥ | aṣṭottarasahasraṃ tu nāmnāṃ śarvasya me śṛṇu | yac chrutvā manujavyāghra sarvān kāmān avāpsyasi ||
Vāyu berkata: “Dengarkan dariku, wahai harimau di antara manusia, seribu delapan nama Śarva—Hara yang bercahaya tak terukur, yang menjadi Ātman bagi semua makhluk. Dengan mendengarnya saja, engkau akan memperoleh segala tujuan yang kauinginkan.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Śiva (Hara/Śarva) as the indwelling Self of all beings and presents devotional listening to his 1008 names as a potent spiritual practice, promising fulfillment of aims—implying that aligning oneself with the supreme inner reality yields both worldly and higher attainments.
Vāyu begins the phalaśruti-style introduction to a Śiva-nāma list: he addresses a noble listener (“tiger among men”) and announces that he will recite the thousand-and-eight names of Śiva, assuring that mere hearing of the recitation grants the listener desired results.