Shloka 127

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

बहुमालो महामाल: शशी हरसुलोचन: । विस्तारो लवण: कूपस्त्रियुग: सफलोदय:

Transliteration

bahumālo mahāmālaḥ śaśī harasulocanaḥ | vistāro lavaṇaḥ kūpas triyugaḥ saphalodayaḥ ||

Translation

വായുദേവൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അവൻ അനേകം മാലകൾ ധരിക്കുന്നവൻ, മഹാമാലയുടെ ധാരകൻ; ചന്ദ്രനെപ്പോലെ സൗമ്യപ്രഭയുള്ളവൻ, മംഗളനേത്രൻ. അവൻ വ്യാപ്തിയിൽ ലവണസമുദ്രംപോലെ വിശാലൻ, കിണറുപോലെ ആഴമുള്ള നിധി; ത്രിയുഗസ്വരൂപൻ, അവന്റെ അവതാരം എപ്പോഴും ഫലപ്രദം.

Word by Word

• बहुमालः: one who has many garlands
• बहुमालः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुमाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महामालः: one who has a great/long garland
• महामालः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शशी: the moon
• शशी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हरसुलोचनः: having beautiful eyes like Hara (Śiva)
• हरसुलोचनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरसुलोचन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विस्तारः: expanse; extension
• विस्तारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लवणः: saline; salty
• लवणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लवण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कूपः: well; pit
• कूपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रियुगः: consisting of three yugas
• त्रियुगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रियुग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सफलोदयः: whose arising/manifestation is successful
• सफलोदयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफलोदय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Vāyu)
• Hara (Śiva)
• Yugas (Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara)
• Moon (Śaśin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.