Shloka 59
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
नक्षत्रविग्रहमतिर्गुणबुद्धिर्लयो 5गम: । प्रजापतिर्विश्वबाहुर्विभाग: सर्वगो5मुख:
nakṣatravigrahamatir guṇabuddhir layo 'gamaḥ | prajāpatir viśvabāhur vibhāgaḥ sarvago 'mukhaḥ ||
風神ヴāユ・デーヴァは言った。「彼は星宿・惑星・諸光曜の運行と配列を知る者。彼の智慧はグナ（guṇa）を把握し、宇宙の大壊滅において万有が溶け帰るその基盤でありながら、なお測り知れぬ者である。彼はプラジャーパティ、衆生の主。腕は遍く四方に及び、分別と秩序の原理であり、遍在し、しかも無面——あらゆる限定された形相を超える。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse strings together epithets to convey that the Supreme (addressed here as Prajāpati) governs cosmic order (celestial motions and the guṇas), is the final ground of dissolution (laya), yet remains ultimately beyond full human comprehension (agama).
Vāyu-deva is speaking a hymn-like description, listing divine names/qualities to identify and praise the deity’s cosmic sovereignty, omnipresence, and transcendence beyond limited form.