Shloka 54
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
कोटीशतसहस््नं च दशकोटिशतानि च । रुद्रं नित्यं प्रणमते देवदानवसम्मतम्
koṭīśata-sahasraṁ ca daśa-koṭi-śatāni ca | rudraṁ nityaṁ praṇamate deva-dānava-sammatam ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Siya’y laging yumuyukod at sumasamba kay Rudra—na kinikilala at iginagalang kapwa ng mga deva at mga Dānava—sa bilang na umaabot sa daan-daang libong koṭi, at muli pa sa daan-daang ulit ng sampung koṭi.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes unwavering devotion and reverence to Rudra (Śiva), portraying him as universally honored—even by opposing cosmic groups (Devas and Dānavas)—and suggesting that steadfast worship is a powerful ethical-religious practice.
Bhīṣma, in his discourse, describes continual prostration to Rudra and underscores Rudra’s universally acknowledged greatness by stating that he is revered in immense, hyperbolic numbers and accepted by both gods and Dānavas.