Shloka 15
Śiva-darśana through Tapas and Stuti (उपमन्यु–कृष्ण संवादः)
उपमन्यु बोले--महादेवजीके समान कोई देवता नहीं है। महादेवजीके समान कोई गति नहीं है। दानमें शिवजीकी समानता करनेवाला कोई नहीं है तथा युद्धमें भी भगवान् शंकरके समान दूसरा कोई वीर नहीं है ।।
upamanyu uvāca—mahādevajīke samāna koī devatā nahīṃ hai. mahādevajīke samāna koī gati nahīṃ hai. dānameṃ śivajī-kī samānatā karanevālā koī nahīṃ hai tathā yuddhameṃ bhī bhagavān śaṅkarake samāna dūsrā koī vīra nahīṃ hai.
ଉପମନ୍ୟୁ କହିଲେ—ମହାଦେବ ସମାନ କୌଣସି ଦେବତା ନାହିଁ। ମହାଦେବ ସମାନ କୌଣସି ଗତି (ଆଶ୍ରୟ/ପରମ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟ) ନାହିଁ। ଦାନରେ ଶିବ ସମାନ କେହି ନାହିଁ; ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭଗବାନ ଶଙ୍କର ସମାନ ଅନ୍ୟ କୌଣସି ବୀର ନାହିଁ। ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଅନୁଶାସନପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ଦାନଧର୍ମପର୍ବରେ ମେଘବାହନ-ଆଖ୍ୟାନ ବିଷୟକ ପଞ୍ଚଦଶ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a devotional-ethical hierarchy: Śiva is upheld as unsurpassed in divinity, as the ultimate refuge (gati), as the exemplar of generosity (dāna), and as the supreme hero in battle—linking devotion with dharmic virtues like charity and valor.
Within the Dāna-dharma section, a speaker (Upamanyu) delivers a eulogy of Śiva, asserting his incomparable greatness across spiritual and worldly domains (refuge, giving, and warfare), thereby reinforcing Śiva’s preeminence in the ongoing discourse.