Shloka 129

Devanagari script

धूम्ररूपं च यत्‌ तस्य धूर्जटिस्तेन चोच्यते । विश्वेदेवाश्व॒ यत्‌ तस्मिन्‌ विश्वरूपस्तत: स्मृत:,उनका रूप धूम्रवर्णका है; इसलिये वे “धूर्जटे” कहलाते हैं। विश्वेदेव उन्हींमें प्रतिष्ठित हैं, इसलिये उनका एक नाम (विश्वरूप” है

Transliteration

dhūmrarūpaṃ ca yat tasya dhūrjaṭis tena cocyate | viśvedevāś ca yat tasmin viśvarūpas tataḥ smṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: Because his form bears a smoky hue, he is therefore called Dhūrjaṭi. And since the Viśvedevas are established within him, he is remembered by the name Viśvarūpa—he in whom the many divine powers find their ground and unity.

Word by Word

धूम्ररूपम्smoke-colored in form

चand

यत्which/that

तस्यof him/of that

धूर्जटिःDhūrjaṭi (a name/epithet, esp. of Śiva)

तेनby that/therefore

चand

उच्यतेis called/said

विश्वेदेवाःthe Viśvedevas (a class of gods)

चand

यत्which/that

तस्मिन्in him/in that

विश्वरूपःViśvarūpa (one whose form is the universe)

ततःtherefore/from that

स्मृतःis remembered/known (as)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Dhūrjaṭi (Śiva)

Viśvedevas

Viśvarūpa

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes