Shloka 43
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
कमण्डलुधरो धन्वी बाणहस्त: कपालवान् । अशनी शतघ्नी खड्गी पट्टिशी चायुधी महान्
kamaṇḍaludharo dhanvī bāṇahastaḥ kapālavān | aśanī śataghnī khaḍgī paṭṭiśī cāyudhī mahān ||
Dijo Vāyu-deva: «Apareció como un gran guerrero, supremo: portando un kamaṇḍalu (vasija de agua), un arco y una flecha en la mano; llevando una copa de cráneo, blandiendo un rayo y una śataghnī; empuñando una espada y una paṭṭiśa; y llevando también su arma habitual, el tridente».
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse juxtaposes ascetic insignia (kamaṇḍalu, kapāla) with formidable weapons, suggesting an ideal of power governed by restraint: spiritual authority and martial capability are to be integrated under dharma, not driven by mere aggression.
Vāyu-deva describes a mighty figure’s appearance by listing the many items and weapons he bears, emphasizing both awe-inspiring martial readiness and ascetic/ritual markers, thereby portraying a supreme, multi-aspected protector.