Shloka 68
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
रौद्ररूपोंडशुरादित्यो बहुरश्मि: सुवर्चसी । वसुवेगो महावेगो मनोवेगो निशाचर:
raudrarūpo 'ṃśur ādityo bahuraśmiḥ suvarcasī | vasuvego mahāvego manovego niśācaraḥ ||
Vāyu-deva bersabda: “Ia berwujud dahsyat dan menggetarkan; Ia adalah sinar yang bercahaya, Āditya (Surya), berkas-berkas-Nya tak terbilang dan kemilau-Nya agung. Lajunya seperti angin—bahkan lebih—secepat pikiran; dan Ia bergerak pada malam hari.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes recognizing divine power through its qualities—radiance, irresistible energy, and swiftness. Ethically, it trains the listener to perceive greatness not merely by name but by observable attributes (tejas, vega), cultivating reverence and discernment.
Vāyu-deva is describing a formidable being by listing defining epithets: fierce form, solar radiance with innumerable rays, and extraordinary speed—wind-like, greater than wind, and as swift as thought—along with nocturnal movement.