Shloka 159
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
कभी भयंकर रूप धारण करके अपने नेत्रोंद्वारा लोगोंमें त्रास उत्पन्न करते हुए जोर- जोरसे अट्टहास करते, जागते, सोते और मौजसे अँगड़ाई लेते हैं ।।
japate japyate caiva tapate tapyate punaḥ | dadāti pratigṛhṇāti yujjate dhyāyate 'pi ca ||
ヴァースデーヴァは言った。「彼こそがジャパ（japa）を行い、またジャパによって呼び起こされる者でもある。彼こそが苦行（tapas）を修し、また苦行が目指す究竟でもある。施すのも彼、受けるのも彼。ヨーガを修め、同じく禅観（dhyāna）に入るのも彼である。」この教えは、遍在の主が宗教行為の主体であり対象でもあることを示し、ゆえに信愛と修練は、ついには同一の至上実在へと向かい—またその実在によって支えられる—と説く。
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
All spiritual disciplines—japa, tapas, dāna, yoga, and dhyāna—ultimately converge in the Supreme: the Lord is presented as both the doer and the object/goal of these acts, emphasizing divine immanence and the unity of worshipper, worship, and worshipped at the highest level.
Vāsudeva is describing the Lord’s all-encompassing presence in religious life: the same divine reality is spoken of as performing sacred practices and also being the one to whom those practices are directed—receiving offerings, granting gifts, and abiding as the focus of yogic and meditative effort.