Shloka 104

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

धन्वन्तरिर्धूमकेतु: स्कन्दो वैश्रवणस्तथा । धाता शक्रश्न विष्णुश्न मित्रस्त्वष्टा ध्रुवी धर:

Transliteration

Dhanvantarir Dhūmaketuḥ Skando Vaiśravaṇas tathā | Dhātā Śakraś ca Viṣṇuś ca Mitras Tvaṣṭā Dhruvī Dharaḥ ||

Translation

ພະວາຍຸກ່າວວ່າ: «(ນາມເທວະທີ່ຄວນລະລຶກແມ່ນ:) ທັນວັນຕະຣິ (Dhanvantari), ທູມະເກຕຸ (Dhūmaketu), ສະກັນດະ (Skanda) ແລະ ໄວສຣະວະນະ (Vaiśravaṇa); ທາຕຣິ (Dhātṛ), ຊັກຣະ (Śakra) ແລະ ວິດສະນຸ (Viṣṇu); ມິຕຣະ (Mitra), ຕະວັດສະຕຣິ (Tvaṣṭṛ), ທຣຸວີ (Dhruvī) ແລະ ທະຣະ (Dhara).»

Word by Word

• धन्वन्तरिः: Dhanvantari
• धन्वन्तरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्तरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धूमकेतुः: Dhumaketu (comet; a name)
• धूमकेतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूमकेतु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वैश्रवणः: Vaishravana (Kubera)
• वैश्रवणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्रवण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and also/likewise
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• धाता: Dhata (the Creator; a deity)
• धाता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्रः: Shakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मित्रः: Mitra (a deity)
• मित्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वष्टा: Tvashtri (the divine artisan)
• त्वष्टा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्रुवी: Dhruvi (the Pole-star/steadfast one; name)
• ध्रुवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धरः: Dhara (the bearer; name/epithet)
• धरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyu)
• धन्वन्तरि (Dhanvantari)
• धूमकेतु (Dhūmaketu)
• स्कन्द (Skanda)
• वैश्रवण / कुबेर (Vaiśravaṇa/Kubera)
• धाता / धातृ (Dhātā/Dhātṛ)
• शक्र / इन्द्र (Śakra/Indra)
• विष्णु (Viṣṇu)
• मित्र (Mitra)
• त्वष्टा / त्वष्टृ (Tvaṣṭā/Tvaṣṭṛ)
• ध्रुवी (Dhruvī)
• धर (Dhara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic practice of remembrance and invocation: calling to mind deities who embody specific virtues and powers—healing (Dhanvantari), protection and victory (Skanda), rightful sovereignty (Śakra), preservation of order (Viṣṇu), harmony (Mitra), and steadfast support (Dhruvī, Dhara)—to cultivate inner steadiness and ethical resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is speaking and recites a list of divine names. Such catalogues typically function as part of a stotra/mantra-like passage, where enumerating revered beings is meant to invoke auspiciousness, protection, and alignment with dharma.