Shloka 176
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
मृत्यु: प्रोवाच रुद्रेभ्यो रुद्रेभ्यस्तण्डिमागमत् । महता तपसा प्राप्तस्तण्डिना ब्रह्मसझनि
mṛtyuḥ provāca rudrebhyo rudrebhyas taṇḍim āgamat | mahatā tapasā prāptas taṇḍinā brahmaloke ||
Sinabi ni Vāyu: “Itinuro ni Mṛtyu ang aral na ito sa mga Rudra; mula sa mga Rudra ay napasa ito kay Taṇḍi. Natamo ni Taṇḍi ito sa Brahmaloka sa pamamagitan ng napakalaking tapas (mahigpit na pagpipigil at pagsisikap espirituwal).”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True instruction is preserved and empowered through disciplined transmission (paramparā) and is authentically gained through tapas—inner restraint, perseverance, and spiritual effort—rather than through mere authority or inheritance.
Vāyu recounts a chain of transmission: Mṛtyu instructs the eleven Rudras; from them the teaching reaches Taṇḍi; and Taṇḍi attains it in Brahmaloka by performing great austerities, highlighting both lineage and personal effort.