Shloka 53
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
देवदेव: शिव: सर्वो जागर्ति सतत प्रभु: ।।
devadevaḥ śivaḥ sarvo jāgarti satataṃ prabhuḥ | kapardī śaṅkaro rudraḥ śivaḥ sthāṇur umāpatiḥ ||
瓦苏哈罗摩说道：诸神之主——遍一切处的至尊湿婆（Śiva）——恒常警醒，永不懈怠。祂是卡帕尔迪（Kapardī，结发者）、善施者商羯罗（Śaṅkara）、威烈的鲁陀罗（Rudra）、吉祥的湿婆（Śiva）、不动者斯塔努（Sthāṇu），亦是乌玛之主乌玛帕提（Umāpati）。此赞颂所示者：至上的神圣临在昼夜守护，维系世间安泰，并为归依者除去苦恼。
वसुहरोम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the supreme Lord (Śiva) is ever-vigilant and all-pervading, embodying both benevolence (Śaṅkara/Śiva) and awe-inspiring power (Rudra). Remembering his many epithets reinforces trust in divine protection and commitment to world-welfare (loka-maṅgala).
Within Śānti Parva’s reflective discourse, Vasuharoma offers a hymn-like enumeration of Śiva’s names and qualities, presenting him as the ever-awake guardian and auspicious refuge, thereby grounding ethical peace and stability in devotion and recognition of the supreme.