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Shloka 121

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

७४३ नित्य आत्मसहाय:--आत्माकी सदा सहायता करनेवाले

Transliteration

āṣāḍhaś ca suṣāḍhaś ca dhruvo ’tha hariṇo haraḥ | vapur āvartamānebhyo vasuśreṣṭhī mahāpathaḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vāyu: Él es Āṣāḍha y Suṣāḍha—quien concede y encarna la firme resistencia; Él es Dhruva, el inmóvil y constante; Hariṇa, el puro e inmaculado; y Hara, el que arranca el pecado. A quienes retornan una y otra vez en el ciclo del giro mundano, Él les otorga una nueva encarnación; Él es el tesoro supremo—la liberación misma—y el Gran Sendero, la vía excelsa que conduce más allá de todo sufrimiento.

Word by Word

आषाढःĀṣāḍha (the Enduring/Patient one)

चand

सुषाढःSuṣāḍha (the Very Enduring one)

चand

ध्रुवःDhruva (the Fixed/Steadfast one)

अथthen/also

हरिणःHariṇa (the Pure/Golden one; lit. deer)

हरःHara (the Remover/destroyer of sin)

वपुर्body/form

आवर्तमानेभ्यःto those returning (again and again)

वसुश्रेष्ठीbest among the Vasus / best of wealth

महापथःthe great path (supreme way)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva (speaker)

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 praises the Supreme through epithets that highlight ethical and spiritual ideals: steadfast endurance, purity, and the removal of sin. It frames liberation as the highest wealth and presents the Divine as the supreme path leading beyond the recurring cycle of return (saṃsāra).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is reciting a sequence of divine names (stuti) describing the Lord’s qualities and salvific role—especially His power to purify, sustain beings through repeated worldly cycles, and guide them toward the highest goal.