Shloka 127
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
बहुमालो महामाल: शशी हरसुलोचन: । विस्तारो लवण: कूपस्त्रियुग: सफलोदय:
bahumālo mahāmālaḥ śaśī harasulocanaḥ | vistāro lavaṇaḥ kūpas triyugaḥ saphalodayaḥ ||
ವಾಯುದೇವನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಅವನು ಅನೇಕ ಹಾರಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿದವನು, ಮಹಾಹಾರದ ಧಾರಕನು; ಚಂದ್ರನಂತೆ ಸೌಮ್ಯ ಕಿರಣವಂತನು, ಶುಭ ನೇತ್ರಗಳವನು. ಅವನು ವಿಸ್ತಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಲವಣಸಮುದ್ರದಂತೆ ವಿಶಾಲ, ಕೂಪದಂತೆ ಆಳವಾದ ನಿಧಿ; ತ್ರಿಯುಗಸ್ವರೂಪ, ಮತ್ತು ಅವನ ಅವತಾರ ಸದಾ ಫಲಪ್ರದ.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches devotional recognition of the Divine through epithets: Śiva is portrayed as auspicious, vast, and the deep source of spiritual benefit; his manifestation is not random but ‘fruitful,’ implying that turning to him yields meaningful ethical and spiritual results.
Vāyu is speaking a hymn-like sequence of names/attributes, praising Śiva by describing his adornment, benevolent gaze, cosmic vastness, relation to the yuga-cycles, and the efficacy of his appearance for the welfare of beings.