Shloka 96
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
लोकपालस्तथालोको महात्मा सर्वपूजित: । शुक्लस्त्रिशुक्ल: सम्पन्न: शुचिर्भूतनिषेवित:
lokapālas tathāloko mahātmā sarvapūjitaḥ | śuklas triśuklaḥ sampannaḥ śucir bhūtaniṣevitaḥ ||
Vāyu bersabda: Ia adalah penjaga segala dunia, namun juga melampaui dunia; berhati agung dan dipuja oleh semua. Hakikat-Nya murni—tiga kali murni dalam pikiran, ucapan, dan tubuh; berlimpah segala keutamaan, tersuci, dan dilayani oleh segenap makhluk.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True authority is portrayed as dharmic guardianship: one who protects the world must also transcend worldly attachment, embodying purity in thought, speech, and action, and thereby becomes worthy of universal reverence.
Vāyu is describing an exalted figure (a lokapāla-like ideal) through a string of honorific epithets, emphasizing moral and spiritual qualities—purity, completeness, holiness, and being served by all beings—rather than merely power.