Shloka 40
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
योगी योज्यो महाबीजो महारेता महाबल: । सुवर्णरिता: सर्वज्ञ: सुबीजो बीजवाहन:
yogī yojyo mahābījo mahāretā mahābalaḥ | suvarṇaretāḥ sarvajñaḥ subījo bījavāhanaḥ ||
Vāyu-deva berkata: “Ia adalah yogin sejati; tumpuan tempat batin dipasangkan. Ia Mahābīja—benih agung, sumber sebab yang luas; berdaya generatif perkasa dan berkekuatan besar. Benihnya keemasan laksana api; Ia Mahatahu. Ia sendiri benih yang baik, dan pembawa benih—mengandung dalam makhluk jejak-jejak halus (saṃskāra) yang kelak berbuah menjadi kehidupan mereka.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the supreme principle as the inner support of yoga and as the causal ‘seed’ behind creation and experience. Ethically, it frames spiritual discipline as aligning the mind with that highest source, while recognizing that beings carry latent karmic impressions (bīja/saṃskāra) that shape their conduct and destiny.
Vāyu-deva is speaking in a laudatory, doctrinal mode, listing exalted epithets of the supreme being. The focus is not on external action but on identifying divine attributes—power, purity, omniscience, and the role of sustaining and carrying the karmic ‘seeds’ within living beings.