Shloka 108
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
सर्वाशयो दर्भचारी सर्वेषां प्राणिनां पति: । देवदेव: सुखासक्त: सदसत्सर्वरत्नवित्
sarvāśayo darbha-cārī sarveṣāṁ prāṇināṁ patiḥ | deva-devaḥ sukhāsaktaḥ sad-asat-sarva-ratna-vit ||
Vāyu-deva bersabda: “Dia tempat bersandar segala makhluk; Dia yang menerima persembahan (havis) yang diletakkan di atas rumput darbha yang suci; penguasa semua yang bernyawa; Dewa atas segala dewa; sentiasa tenggelam dalam hakikat kebahagiaan-Nya sendiri; mengetahui yang ada dan yang tiada; serta mengenal segala permata dan khazanah.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the Supreme as the universal refuge and lord, simultaneously present in ritual worship (receiving offerings) and transcendent in nature (abiding in bliss), with complete knowledge of reality and unreality (sat/asat) and of all precious excellences.
Vāyu is speaking a eulogy-like description, listing honorific epithets that define the deity’s sovereignty, ritual accessibility, and metaphysical supremacy—typical of Anuśāsana Parva’s didactic passages on dharma and worship.