Shloka 69
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
सर्ववासी श्रियावासी उपदेशकरो5डकर: । मुनिरात्मनिरालोक: सम्भग्नश्न सहस्रद:
vāyudeva uvāca | sarvavāsī śriyāvāsī upadeśakaro 'kāraḥ | munir ātmanirālokaḥ sambhagnaḥ sahasradāḥ ||
Vāyu-deva bersabda: “Ia bersemayam dalam semua makhluk sebagai Ātman, dan Ia pun berdiam bersama Śrī (Lakṣmī). Ia pemberi ajaran—membimbing para pencari pada hakikat dan menganugerahkan nasihat yang menyelamatkan. Bebas dari keakuan sebagai pelaku, Ia seorang muni yang merenung, tajam dalam pandangan batin melampaui sandaran jasmani; layak disembah dan dihormati; serta dermawan yang memberi ribuan.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse extols the highest guide—divine or saintly—as one who is universally present, teaches liberating truth, remains free from egoistic doership, practices inward discernment, and embodies generosity. Ethical excellence is shown as humility plus service to others through instruction and charity.
Vāyudeva is describing and praising an exalted being (implicitly Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa-like) through a chain of epithets. The focus is not on action but on qualities—indwelling presence, association with Śrī, capacity to instruct and uplift, egolessness, contemplative insight, being rightly honored, and great giving.