Shloka 114
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
वाहिता सर्वभूतानां निलयश्व विभुर्भव: । अमोघ: संयतो ह्ुश्वो भोजन: प्राणधारण:,६९४ सर्वभूतानां वाहिता--सम्पूर्ण भूतोंका भार वहन करनेवाले, ६९५ सर्वभूतानां निलयः--समस्त प्राणियोंके निवासस्थान, ६९६ विभु:--सर्वव्यापी, ६९७ भव:-- सत्तारूप, ६९८ अमोघ:--कभी असफल न होनेवाले, ६९९ संयत:--संयमशील, ७०० अश्व:ः--उच्चै:श्रवा आदि उत्तम अश्वरूप, ७०१ भोजन:--अन्नदाता, ७०२ प्राणधारण:-- सबके प्राणोंकी रक्षा करनेवाले
vāhitā sarvabhūtānāṁ nilayaś ca vibhur bhavaḥ | amoghaḥ saṁyato hy aśvo bhojanaḥ prāṇadhāraṇaḥ ||
Vāyu-deva said: “He is the bearer of all beings, the abiding refuge of every creature, all-pervading and the very principle of existence. Unfailing in power, self-restrained, manifest as the noble steed, the giver of sustenance, and the preserver of life-breath in all.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the divine as the universal support and refuge: omnipresent existence that never fails, sustains life, provides nourishment, and exemplifies self-restraint—linking cosmic power with ethical discipline.
Vāyu-deva is speaking in a laudatory passage, enumerating epithets that describe the deity’s cosmic functions (supporting beings, sustaining prāṇa, providing food) and manifestations (as a noble steed), as part of a broader instruction through praise.