Mahabharata 7.204.129 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 204, Shloka 129
धूम्ररूपं च यत् तस्य धूर्जटिस्तेन चोच्यते । विश्वेदेवाश्व॒ यत् तस्मिन् विश्वरूपस्तत: स्मृत:
dhūmrarūpaṃ ca yat tasya dhūrjaṭis tena cocyate | viśvedevāś ca yat tasmin viśvarūpas tataḥ smṛtaḥ ||
তাঁর রূপ ধূম্রবর্ণ; তাই তিনি ‘ধূর্জটি’ নামে অভিহিত। আর বিশ্বেদেবগণ তাঁর মধ্যেই প্রতিষ্ঠিত; তাই তিনি ‘বিশ্বরূপ’ নামে স্মৃত।
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The verse explains divine names as ethical-theological pointers: epithets are not mere labels but indicate qualities and cosmic functions—Śiva is called Dhūrjaṭi due to his smoky/ashen aspect, and Viśvarūpa because multiple divine powers (the Viśvedevas) are grounded in him, suggesting unity behind plurality.
Vyāsa is describing and interpreting the Lord’s epithets, giving reasons for two names—Dhūrjaṭi and Viśvarūpa—by linking them to visible attributes (smoky hue) and to a doctrinal claim (the Viśvedevas abiding in him).
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