Shloka 96
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
लोकपालस्तथालोको महात्मा सर्वपूजित: । शुक्लस्त्रिशुक्ल: सम्पन्न: शुचिर्भूतनिषेवित:
lokapālas tathāloko mahātmā sarvapūjitaḥ | śuklas triśuklaḥ sampannaḥ śucir bhūtaniṣevitaḥ ||
Vāyu berkata: Dia ialah penjaga segala dunia, namun juga melampaui dunia-dunia itu; berjiwa agung, dihormati oleh semua. Suci pada hakikatnya, “tiga kali suci”—dalam fikiran, tutur kata, dan tubuh—dikaruniai segala keunggulan, tersuci setinggi-tingginya, dan dilayani oleh semua makhluk.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True authority is portrayed as dharmic guardianship: one who protects the world must also transcend worldly attachment, embodying purity in thought, speech, and action, and thereby becomes worthy of universal reverence.
Vāyu is describing an exalted figure (a lokapāla-like ideal) through a string of honorific epithets, emphasizing moral and spiritual qualities—purity, completeness, holiness, and being served by all beings—rather than merely power.