Shloka 120
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
नित्य आत्मसहायश्च देवासुरपति: पति: । युक्तश्न युक्तबाहुश्व देवो दिविसुपर्वण:
nitya ātmasahāyaś ca devāsurapatiḥ patiḥ | yuktaśna yuktabāhuś ca devo divi suparvaṇaḥ ||
वायु म्हणाले—“तो नित्य आत्मसहाय आहे; देव आणि असुर—दोघांचाही स्वामी व रक्षक आहे. आचरणात संयमी, बाहुबलात स्थिर, तो दिव्य देव स्वर्गात वास करतो—उत्तम सांधे व दृढ अवयवांनी युक्त.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises an ideal of divine and ethical excellence: true lordship is grounded in self-reliance and self-discipline (regulated conduct and controlled strength), which sustains cosmic order over opposing forces (devas and asuras).
Vāyu is describing a supreme divine figure with epithets highlighting sovereignty, disciplined living, and firm strength, situating him in heaven and portraying him as the protector-lord over both gods and asuras.