Shloka 129

Devanagari script

धूम्ररूपं च यत्‌ तस्य धूर्जटिस्तेन चोच्यते । विश्वेदेवाश्व॒ यत्‌ तस्मिन्‌ विश्वरूपस्तत: स्मृत:,उनका रूप धूम्रवर्णका है; इसलिये वे “धूर्जटे” कहलाते हैं। विश्वेदेव उन्हींमें प्रतिष्ठित हैं, इसलिये उनका एक नाम (विश्वरूप” है

Transliteration

dhūmrarūpaṃ ca yat tasya dhūrjaṭis tena cocyate | viśvedevāś ca yat tasmin viśvarūpas tataḥ smṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa sprach: Weil seine Gestalt einen rauchigen Schimmer trägt, wird er Dhūrjaṭi genannt. Und da die Viśvedevas in ihm gegründet sind, wird er unter dem Namen Viśvarūpa erinnert — er, in dem die vielen göttlichen Kräfte ihren Grund und ihre Einheit finden.

Word by Word

धूम्ररूपम्smoke-colored in form

चand

यत्which/that

तस्यof him/of that

धूर्जटिःDhūrjaṭi (a name/epithet, esp. of Śiva)

तेनby that/therefore

चand

उच्यतेis called/said

विश्वेदेवाःthe Viśvedevas (a class of gods)

चand

यत्which/that

तस्मिन्in him/in that

विश्वरूपःViśvarūpa (one whose form is the universe)

ततःtherefore/from that

स्मृतःis remembered/known (as)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Dhūrjaṭi (Śiva)

Viśvedevas

Viśvarūpa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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).