किं तु वै बहुनोक्तेन श्वि इत्यक्षरद्वयम् । उच्चारयंति स नित्यं ते रुद्रा नात्र संशयः
kiṃ tu vai bahunoktena śvi ityakṣaradvayam | uccārayaṃti sa nityaṃ te rudrā nātra saṃśayaḥ
مگر بہت سی باتوں کی کیا حاجت؟ جو لوگ ہمیشہ ‘شْوِی’ کے دو حرف ادا کرتے رہتے ہیں، وہی رُدر ہیں—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Himalayan Śiva-kṣetra with ascetics and pilgrims repeating a brief Śiva-syllable; Rudra’s presence felt as a subtle aura over the shrine and snowy peaks.
Sincere, steady mantra-utterance transforms identity; constant remembrance of Śiva makes the devotee ‘Rudra-like’ in nature.
The verse is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Śaiva instruction, implicitly supporting Kedāra’s mantra-oriented devotional culture.
Regular japa/utterance of the two syllables ‘śvi’ is indicated as a continual practice.