Shloka 65
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
लोहिताक्षो महाक्षश्न विजयाक्षो विशारद: । संग्रहो निग्रह: कर्ता सर्पचीरनिवासन:
lohitākṣo mahākṣaś ca vijayākṣo viśāradaḥ | saṅgraho nigrahaḥ kartā sarpacīranivāsanaḥ ||
風神ヴāユは言った。「彼は赤き眼を持ち、また大いなる眼を持つ。彼の眼差しは勝利をもたらし、彼は明察に富む。彼は集めて支え、抑えて戒める。彼はあらゆる行為の作者であり、その根源であり、蛇皮の衣をまとって住まう。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the divine as both compassionate sustainer (saṅgraha) and firm disciplinarian (nigraha), presenting ethical governance as a balance of protection, order, and wise discernment.
Vāyu is reciting a stuti-like description, listing honorific epithets that characterize the deity’s power, wisdom, and ascetic symbolism (serpent-skin attire), as part of a broader discourse on dharma and venerating the divine.