Shloka 127
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
बहुमालो महामाल: शशी हरसुलोचन: । विस्तारो लवण: कूपस्त्रियुग: सफलोदय:
bahumālo mahāmālaḥ śaśī harasulocanaḥ | vistāro lavaṇaḥ kūpas triyugaḥ saphalodayaḥ ||
Vāyu sprach: „Er trägt viele Girlanden und eine große Girlande; sanft leuchtend wie der Mond und mit glückverheißenden Augen. Er ist weit — wie ein salziger Ozean in seiner Ausdehnung —, ein tiefer Brunnen, ein Speicher; die Verkörperung der drei Yugas; und sein Erscheinen (sein Herabstieg) ist unfehlbar fruchtbar.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches devotional recognition of the Divine through epithets: Śiva is portrayed as auspicious, vast, and the deep source of spiritual benefit; his manifestation is not random but ‘fruitful,’ implying that turning to him yields meaningful ethical and spiritual results.
Vāyu is speaking a hymn-like sequence of names/attributes, praising Śiva by describing his adornment, benevolent gaze, cosmic vastness, relation to the yuga-cycles, and the efficacy of his appearance for the welfare of beings.