Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 155 Shloka 76 - Mahabharata | Oriya | Vedapath

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Shloka 76

Devanagari script

शुभाड़: शान्तिद: स्रष्टा कुमुद:ः कुवलेशय: । गोहितो गोपति्गोप्ता वृषभाक्षो वृषप्रिय:

Transliteration

śubhāṅgaḥ śāntidaḥ sraṣṭā kumudaḥ kuvaleśayaḥ | gohito gopatir goptā vṛṣabhākṣo vṛṣapriyaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: He is of auspicious and beautiful form, the giver of peace, and the primal creator. He is “Kumuda,” delighting the earth with gracious play, and “Kuvaleśaya,” who reclines upon the serpent-bed in the cosmic waters. He is the benefactor of the cows and of the world, their lord and protector; though he appears before all in incarnate form, he veils his true nature by his own divine power. His gaze is like a raincloud that showers grace and fulfills worthy desires, and he is dear to righteousness—one who loves dharma itself.

Word by Word

शुभाङ्गःone with beautiful limbs

शान्तिदःgiver of peace

स्रष्टाcreator

कुमुदःKumuda (name; lotus/joy-giving)

कुवलेशयःone who lies on the waters (on the serpent-bed)

गोहितःbenefactor of cows / of the earth

गोपतिःlord of cows / lord of the earth

गोप्ताprotector

वृषभाक्षःbull-eyed; (by extension) one with beneficent, wish-fulfilling glance

वृषप्रियःfond of dharma / of righteousness

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Viṣṇu (as the praised deity in the list of names)

Śeṣanāga

cosmic waters/ocean (implied by kuvaleśayaḥ)

cows (go)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes