Shloka 55
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
विष्वक्सेनो हरिर्यज्ञ: संयुगापीडवाहन: । तीक्ष्णतापश्न हर्यश्वः सहाय: कर्मकालवित्
viṣvakseno harir yajñaḥ saṁyugāpīḍavāhanaḥ | tīkṣṇatāpo haryaśvaḥ sahāyaḥ karmakālavit ||
風神ヴァーユは言った。「彼はヴィシュヴァクセーナ、魔族の軍勢を四方へ敗走させる者。彼はハリ、苦厄を取り去る者。彼はヤジュニャ、供犠そのものの化身。戦の押し合いへし合いのただ中にあっても、その乗り物は乱れず苦しまぬ。彼は鋭き熱、耐え難き太陽のごとし。彼はハリヤシュヴァ、青緑の馬に伴われる者。彼は一切衆生の友にして助け手。さらに、行いのための正しき時を知る者である。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the Lord through layered epithets that connect ethics and devotion: the divine protects beings, removes suffering, is present in sacrificial duty, remains unshaken in conflict, and—crucially—knows the right time for action. It implies that dharmic life requires both devotion and timely, well-judged action.
Vāyudeva is speaking a litany of divine names/attributes, identifying the supreme deity (Hari/Viṣṇu) by functions: defeating hostile forces, sustaining yajña, enduring battle’s pressure, manifesting fierce energy like the sun, befriending all beings, and governing the timing and fruition of actions.