Shloka 68
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
रौद्ररूपोंडशुरादित्यो बहुरश्मि: सुवर्चसी । वसुवेगो महावेगो मनोवेगो निशाचर:,३०९ रौद्ररूप:--भयंकर रूपधारी, ३१० अंशु:--किरणस्वरूप, ३११ आदित्य:-- अदितिपुत्र, ३१२ बहुरश्मि:--असंख्य किरणोंवाले, सूर्यरूप, ३१३ सुवर्चसी--उत्तम तेजसे सम्पन्न, ३१४ वसुवेग:--वायुके समान वेगवाले, ३१५ महावेग:--वायुसे भी अधिक वेगशाली, ३१६ मनोवेग:--मनके समान वेगवाले, ३१७ निशाचर:-रात्रिमें विचरनेवाले
raudrarūpo 'ṃśur ādityo bahuraśmiḥ suvarcasī | vasuvego mahāvego manovego niśācaraḥ ||
Vāyu-deva said: “He is of a fierce and awe-inspiring form; he is a radiant ray, the Āditya (Sun), bearing countless beams and endowed with splendid brilliance. His speed is like that of the wind—indeed, greater still—swift as the mind, and he moves by night.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes recognizing divine power through its qualities—radiance, irresistible energy, and swiftness. Ethically, it trains the listener to perceive greatness not merely by name but by observable attributes (tejas, vega), cultivating reverence and discernment.
Vāyu-deva is describing a formidable being by listing defining epithets: fierce form, solar radiance with innumerable rays, and extraordinary speed—wind-like, greater than wind, and as swift as thought—along with nocturnal movement.