Shloka 172
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
इदं पुण्यं पवित्र च सर्वदा पापनाशनम् | योगदं मोक्षदं चैव स्वर्गदं तोषदं तथा,यह परम पवित्र, पुण्यजनक तथा सर्वदा सब पापोंका नाश करनेवाला है। यह योग, मोक्ष, स्वर्ग और संतोष--सब कुछ देनेवाला है
idaṃ puṇyaṃ pavitra ca sarvadā pāpanāśanam | yogadaṃ mokṣadaṃ caiva svargadaṃ toṣadaṃ tathā ||
วายุเทพกล่าวว่า “คำสอนนี้เป็นบุญเป็นกุศลและบริสุทธิ์ ทั้งยังทำลายบาปได้เสมอ มอบโยคะ ประทานโมกษะ ให้สวรรค์ และยังให้ความอิ่มใจด้วย”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse extols a particular dharmic instruction or practice as intrinsically purifying: it removes the moral and spiritual residue of wrongdoing and yields a graded set of fruits—inner discipline (yoga), ultimate freedom (mokṣa), heavenly well-being (svarga), and present-life contentment (toṣa).
Vāyu-deva is speaking in praise of the preceding or referenced teaching, emphasizing its sanctifying power and its benefits. The statement functions as an endorsement: the listener is encouraged to adopt the teaching because it transforms conduct and consciousness and leads to both worldly and transcendent good.