Shloka 67
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
सर्वकामवरश्रैव सर्वद: सर्वतोमुख: । आकाशनिर्विरूपश्न निपाती हवश: खग:
sarvakāmavaraś caiva sarvadaḥ sarvatomukhaḥ | ākāśanirvirūpaś ca nipātī avaśaḥ khagaḥ ||
Vāyu-deva bersabda: “Dialah yang paling utama di antara segala pencapaian yang diinginkan; Dialah pemberi segala sesuatu; wajah-Nya ada di segala arah. Laksana langit, Ia menampakkan rupa yang tak terbilang tanpa terikat pada satu rupa. Ia menjatuhkan para pendosa, tunduk kepada tiada siapa pun, dan melayang bebas di angkasa.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a theological-ethical portrait of the Supreme: all-giving and all-pervading, yet independent and beyond limitation, while also functioning as moral governor—uplifting devotees through grace and casting down persistent sinners through the consequences of adharma.
Vāyu-deva is speaking and enumerating honorific epithets describing the Supreme Lord’s nature—his universal presence (sarvatomukha), transcendence and manifold manifestation (ākāśanirvirūpa), sovereignty (avaśa), and punitive aspect toward wrongdoing (nipātī).