Shloka 65
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
लोहिताक्षो महाक्षश्न विजयाक्षो विशारद: । संग्रहो निग्रह: कर्ता सर्पचीरनिवासन:
lohitākṣo mahākṣaś ca vijayākṣo viśāradaḥ | saṅgraho nigrahaḥ kartā sarpacīranivāsanaḥ ||
Vāyu-deva bersabda: “Ia bermata merah dan bermata besar; pandangannya membawa kemenangan dan Ia mahir lagi arif. Ia menghimpun dan memelihara, Ia mengekang dan menertibkan; Ia adalah pelaku—sumber segala tindakan—dan Ia bersemayam berbalut kain dari kulit ular.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the divine as both compassionate sustainer (saṅgraha) and firm disciplinarian (nigraha), presenting ethical governance as a balance of protection, order, and wise discernment.
Vāyu is reciting a stuti-like description, listing honorific epithets that characterize the deity’s power, wisdom, and ascetic symbolism (serpent-skin attire), as part of a broader discourse on dharma and venerating the divine.