Mahabharata 7.204.151 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 204, Shloka 151
चरितं महात्मनो नित्यं सांग्रामिकमिदं स्मृतम् । पठन् वै शतरुद्रीयं शृण्वंश्ष सततोत्थित:
caritaṃ mahātmano nityaṃ sāṅgrāmikam idaṃ smṛtam | paṭhan vai śatarudrīyaṃ śṛṇvaṃś ca satatotthitaḥ | paramātmā śivaḥ—yasya caritaṃ sadā saṅgrāme vijaya-dāyakam | yaḥ sadodyataḥ śatarudrīyaṃ paṭhati śṛṇoti ca, manuṣyeṣu yaś ca kaścid nirantaraṃ bhakti-bhāvena bhagavantaṃ viśveśvaraṃ bhajate, sa trilocanasya prasanne sarvān uttamān kāmān avāpnoti ||
เรื่องราวแห่งมหาตมันศิวะนี้เป็นที่จดจำว่าให้ชัยชนะในสนามรบอยู่เสมอ ผู้ใดตื่นตัวพร้อมสรรพ สวดและสดับ “ศตรุทรียะ” และผู้ใดในหมู่มนุษย์บูชาพระวิศเวศวรด้วยภักติไม่ขาดสาย—เมื่อพระศิวะผู้มีสามเนตรทรงพอพระทัย ผู้นั้นย่อมได้สมปรารถนาทั้งปวงอันประเสริฐ
व्यास उवाच
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Steady devotion—expressed through disciplined recitation and attentive hearing of the Śatarudrīya and continual worship of Śiva—invites divine grace; when Śiva is pleased, the devotee gains auspicious fulfillment, including success in difficult, conflict-filled circumstances.
Vyāsa is describing the efficacy of a Śiva-centered sacred account and practice: in the context of war, he presents Śatarudrīya recitation/listening and devotion to Viśveśvara as a means to obtain victory and the fulfillment of excellent aims through Śiva’s favor.
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