Shloka 111
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
देव्या प्रणोदितो देव: कारुण्याद्रीकृतेक्षण: । ततस्तानाह मनुजान् वरदोडस्मीति शड्कर:
devyā praṇodito devaḥ kāruṇyād rīkṛtekṣaṇaḥ | tatas tān āha manuṣyān varado ’smīti śaṅkaraḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“在女神的催动下，主降临于此，双眼因怜悯而柔和湿润。随后，赐福的商羯罗（湿婆）对那些人宣告：‘我在此，为赐你们一愿。’”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine authority is portrayed as inseparable from compassion: the Lord appears not merely to judge but to relieve suffering, and the ethical model presented is that true power responds to distress with mercy and beneficence.
At the Goddess’s prompting, Shiva manifests before the gathered men; his compassionate gaze signals empathy, and he announces his readiness to grant them a boon, marking a turning point where divine intervention enters the human situation.