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Shloka 135

Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

गभस्ति््रह्यकृद्‌ ब्रद्मी ब्रद्मविद्‌ ब्राह्मणो गति: । अनन्तरूपो नैकात्मा तिग्मतेजा: स्वयम्भुव:

Transliteration

gabhastir brahmakṛd brahmī brahmavid brāhmaṇo gatiḥ | anantarūpo naikātmā tigmtejāḥ svayambhuvaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu sprach: „Er ist sonnenhafte Strahlkraft; der Offenbarer des Brahman (der Veden); der Rezitator der Veda; der Kenner ihres Sinnes; der in Brahman gegründete Heilige; und das höchste Ziel derer, die in Brahman feststehen. Er ist von endlosen Gestalten, nicht an eine einzige Verkörperung gebunden, und besitzt lodernde Herrlichkeit—selbstseiend.“

Word by Word

गभस्तिःray; sunbeam (sun-form)

ब्रह्मकृत्creator of the Veda (maker of brahman)

ब्रह्मीone devoted to/versed in the Veda

ब्रह्मवित्knower of brahman/Veda

ब्राह्मणःbrahmin; one established in brahman

गतिःgoal; highest resort

अनन्तरूपःof endless forms

नैकात्माnot of one self; manifold-bodied

तिग्मतेजाःof sharp/fierce splendor

स्वयम्भूःthe self-born (Brahmā)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Wind-god, speaker)

Brahman (ultimate reality / Vedic revelation)

Vedas (implied by brahmakṛt, brahmī, brahmavit)

Sūrya (Sun, implied by gabhastiḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse exalts the supreme principle as the source and knower of Vedic revelation and as the highest refuge (gati) for those established in Brahman, emphasizing both transcendent knowledge (brahmavit) and immanent multiplicity (anantarūpa, naikātmā).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is delivering a eulogy-like description of the supreme being, listing epithets that connect cosmic radiance (Sun-like splendor) with scriptural authority (Vedas/Brahman) and the ultimate spiritual destination for seekers.