Shloka 173
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
एवमेतत् पठन्ते य एकभक््त्या तु शड्करम् | या गति: सांख्ययोगानां व्रजन्त्येतां गतिं तदा
evam etat paṭhante ye ekabhaktyā tu śaṅkaram | yā gatiḥ sāṅkhyayogānāṁ vrajanty etāṁ gatiṁ tadā ||
Demikianlah adanya. Sesiapa yang melafazkan himne ini dengan bhakti yang sebulat hati kepada Śaṅkara akan mencapai keadaan tertinggi yang sama seperti yang dicapai oleh para ahli Sāṅkhya dan para yogin.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Single-minded devotion to Śiva, expressed through faithful recitation of his hymn, can grant the same ultimate spiritual attainment that is otherwise reached through the demanding disciplines of Sāṅkhya (liberating knowledge) and Yoga (meditative practice).
Vāyudeva concludes with a result-statement (phalaśruti): he declares the spiritual fruit of reciting the Śiva-stotra—namely, that the devotee attains the highest goal comparable to that of accomplished Sāṅkhya-knowers and yogins.