Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 159
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
स्तूयमानो महादेवस्तुष्यते नियतात्मभि: । भक्तानुकम्पी भगवानात्मसंस्थाकरो विभु:
stūyamāno mahādevas tuṣyate niyatātmabhiḥ | bhaktānukampī bhagavān ātmasaṃsthākaro vibhuḥ ||
Kapag ang mga debotong may disiplina at pagpipigil-sa-sarili ay pumupuri kay Mahādeva, lubos Siyang nalulugod. Ang Mapalad na Panginoon, mahabagin sa mga bhakta, ang kapangyarihang sumasaklaw sa lahat; Siya ang nagtatatag sa kanila sa panloob na katatagan—inihihimpil ang sarili sa sarili.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-restraint and sincere praise offered with a disciplined mind draw divine favor; Mahādeva responds with compassion and grants inner stability—helping the devotee become established in the Self.
Vāyudeva speaks, describing Mahādeva’s disposition: when devotees of controlled mind praise him, he is pleased and, out of compassion, bestows spiritual steadiness and inward anchoring.