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Shloka 121

Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

७४३ नित्य आत्मसहाय:--आत्माकी सदा सहायता करनेवाले

Transliteration

āṣāḍhaś ca suṣāḍhaś ca dhruvo ’tha hariṇo haraḥ | vapur āvartamānebhyo vasuśreṣṭhī mahāpathaḥ ||

Translation

風神ヴァーユは言った。「彼はアーシャーダ、またスシャーダ—揺るがぬ忍耐を授け、その忍耐そのものとして在る者。彼はドゥルヴァ、不動にして常住。ハリナ、清浄で汚れなき者。ハラ、罪を取り除く者である。世の輪転のうちに幾度も帰来する者たちには、新たな身を与える。彼は至上の宝—解脱そのもの—であり、大いなる道、あらゆる苦を超えし最高の道程である。」

Word by Word

आषाढःĀṣāḍha (the Enduring/Patient one)

चand

सुषाढःSuṣāḍha (the Very Enduring one)

चand

ध्रुवःDhruva (the Fixed/Steadfast one)

अथthen/also

हरिणःHariṇa (the Pure/Golden one; lit. deer)

हरःHara (the Remover/destroyer of sin)

वपुर्body/form

आवर्तमानेभ्यःto those returning (again and again)

वसुश्रेष्ठीbest among the Vasus / best of wealth

महापथःthe great path (supreme way)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva (speaker)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises the Supreme through epithets that highlight ethical and spiritual ideals: steadfast endurance, purity, and the removal of sin. It frames liberation as the highest wealth and presents the Divine as the supreme path leading beyond the recurring cycle of return (saṃsāra).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is reciting a sequence of divine names (stuti) describing the Lord’s qualities and salvific role—especially His power to purify, sustain beings through repeated worldly cycles, and guide them toward the highest goal.