Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 17 Shloka 95 - Mahabharata | Kannada | Vedapath

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Shloka 95

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

सगणो गणकारश्न भूतवाहनसारथि: । भस्मशयो भस्मगोप्ता भस्मभूतस्तरुर्गण:

Transliteration

sagaṇo gaṇakāraś ca bhūtavāhanasārathiḥ | bhasmaśayo bhasmagoptā bhasmabhūtas tarur gaṇaḥ ||

Translation

ವಾಯುದೇವ ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಅವನು ಗಣಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇರುವವನು; ಆ ಗಣಗಳ ಕರ್ತಾ-ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾಪಕನೂ ಹೌದು; ಭಕ್ತರನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವವನು. ತ್ರಿಪುರವಿನಾಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸಕಲ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮವನ್ನು ಪಾಲಿಸುವ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನನ್ನೂ ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ಸಾರಥಿಯನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿದನು. ಅವನು ಭಸ್ಮದ ಮೇಲೆ ಶಯನಿಸುವವನು, ಭಸ್ಮದಿಂದ ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವವನು, ತಾನೇ ಭಸ್ಮಸ್ವಭಾವನು; ಕಲ್ಪವೃಕ್ಷದಂತೆ ವರದಾಯಕನು; ಭೃಂಗಿರಿಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಂದಿಕೇಶ್ವರ ಮೊದಲಾದ ಪಾರ್ಷದಗಣಗಳು ಅವನನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತುವರಿದಿರುತ್ತವೆ.

Word by Word

सगणःone who is accompanied by (his) attendants/gaṇas

गणकारःmaker/organizer of the gaṇas

भूतवाहनसारथिःcharioteer of the vehicle of beings (i.e., of Bhūtas)

भस्मशयःone who lies/sleeps on ashes

भस्मगोप्ताprotector by/with ashes

भस्मभूतःbecome ashes; ash-formed

तरुःtree

गणःtroop; attendant group

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Śiva (implied by epithets and gaṇas)

Gaṇas (Pramatha-gaṇa implied)

Brahmā (as charioteer in the Tripura context)

Tripura (implied by 'Tripura-destruction' gloss)

Bhṛṅgiriṭi

Nandikeśvara

Bhasma (sacred ash)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents Śiva as the ideal of austere purity (ash as symbol of renunciation) and as a powerful protector of devotees. Ethically, it links self-restraint and devotion with inner security and divine shelter, suggesting that true protection arises from purity, detachment, and alignment with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is reciting a praise-list of Śiva’s names and attributes. The epithets highlight Śiva’s gaṇas (attendants), his capacity to incorporate devotees into his retinue, and a mythic allusion to the destruction of Tripura where Brahmā is described (in traditional interpretation) as serving as Śiva’s charioteer.