Shloka 132
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
हर्यक्ष: ककुभो वजी शतजिदह्ठद: सहस्रपात् । सहस्मूर्धा देवेन्द्र: सर्वदेवमयो गुरु:
haryakṣaḥ kakubho vajī śatajiddhaḥ sahasrapāt | sahasramūrdhā devendraḥ sarvadevamayo guruḥ ||
Vāyu-deva sprach: „Er ist Haryakṣa, löwengleich an Gestalt; er ist Kakubha, der die Himmelsgegenden und Richtungen verkörpert; er ist Vajī, der Träger des vajra, des Donnerkeils; er ist Śatajiddha, gezeichnet von unzähligen Siegeszeichen; er ist Sahasrapāt und Sahasramūrdhā, mit tausend Füßen und tausend Häuptern. Er ist Devendra, Herr der Götter—ja, das Wesen aller Gottheiten—und der Guru, der allen Erkenntnis schenkt.“
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a theological and ethical vision of divinity: the supreme lord (here identified with Devendra/Indra through exalted epithets) is portrayed as all-pervading (directions), all-powerful (vajra-bearing, victorious), and cosmic in scale (thousand heads and feet). Such praise encourages reverence for divine order and the recognition that true authority is grounded in wisdom (guru) and the welfare-sustaining power of dharma.
Vāyu-deva is speaking a stuti (hymn of praise), listing a sequence of epithets that magnify Devendra/Indra as a cosmic, all-gods-in-one figure and as a universal teacher. The narrative moment is devotional and descriptive rather than action-driven: it elevates the listener’s understanding of the deity’s scope and role.