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Shloka 103

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

अहिर्बुध्न्योड्निलाभश्व चेकितानो हविस्तथा । अजैकपाच्च कापाली त्रिशंकुरजित: शिव:

Transliteration

ahirbudhnyo 'nilābhaś ca cekitāno havis tathā | ajaikapāc ca kāpālī triśaṅkur ajitaḥ śivaḥ ||

Translation

Vāyu-deva dit : «(On le connaît comme) Ahirbudhnya, et aussi Anilābha ; Cekitāna, et Havis également ; Ajaikapād, le Kāpālī ; Triśaṅku, Ajita — l’Inconquis — et Śiva.»

Word by Word

अहिर्बुध्न्यःAhirbudhnya (a Rudra-name; serpent of the deep)

अनिलाभःAnilābha (wind-like/with the speed of wind; a Rudra-name)

चand

चेकितानःCekitāna (very knowing; a Rudra-name)

हविःHavis (oblation; a Rudra-name)

तथाlikewise/also

अजैकपात्Ajaikapād (one-footed Aja; a Rudra-name)

चand

कापालीKāpālī (skull-bearing; a name of Śiva/Rudra)

त्रिशङ्कुःTriśaṅku (a Rudra-name)

अजितःunconquered

शिवःŚiva (auspicious one)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Śiva (Rudra)

Ahirbudhnya

Anilābha

Cekitāna

Havis

Ajaikapād (Ekāpāda Rudra)

Kāpālī

Triśaṅku

Ajita

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 models devotional contemplation through a sequence of divine epithets: by recalling many names that point to different powers and virtues (invincibility, cosmic pervasiveness, auspiciousness), the listener is guided toward reverence, inner steadiness, and a dharmic orientation grounded in the sacred.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu-deva is speaking and reciting a set of names/epithets of Śiva (Rudra). The passage functions like a stuti or name-list, presenting multiple recognized forms/titles to honor the deity and emphasize his many aspects.