Shloka 132
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
हर्यक्ष: ककुभो वजी शतजिदह्ठद: सहस्रपात् । सहस्मूर्धा देवेन्द्र: सर्वदेवमयो गुरु:
haryakṣaḥ kakubho vajī śatajiddhaḥ sahasrapāt | sahasramūrdhā devendraḥ sarvadevamayo guruḥ ||
Dewa Vāyu berkata: “Dia ialah Haryakṣa, bertubuh laksana singa; dia ialah Kakubha, yang menjelmakan segala penjuru dan arah; dia ialah Vajī, pemegang vajra (guntur); dia ialah Śatajiddha, bertanda kemenangan yang tak terbilang; dia ialah Sahasrapāt dan Sahasramūrdhā, berkaki seribu dan berkepala seribu. Dia ialah Devendra, tuan para dewa—bahkan inti segala ketuhanan—dan Guru, pemberi pengetahuan kepada semua.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a theological and ethical vision of divinity: the supreme lord (here identified with Devendra/Indra through exalted epithets) is portrayed as all-pervading (directions), all-powerful (vajra-bearing, victorious), and cosmic in scale (thousand heads and feet). Such praise encourages reverence for divine order and the recognition that true authority is grounded in wisdom (guru) and the welfare-sustaining power of dharma.
Vāyu-deva is speaking a stuti (hymn of praise), listing a sequence of epithets that magnify Devendra/Indra as a cosmic, all-gods-in-one figure and as a universal teacher. The narrative moment is devotional and descriptive rather than action-driven: it elevates the listener’s understanding of the deity’s scope and role.