Shloka 36

Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

लोकपालोडन्‍्तर्तितात्मा प्रसादो हयगर्दभि: । पवित्र च महांश्नैव नियमो नियमाश्रित:

Transliteration

lokapālo ’ntarhitātmā prasādo hayagardabhiḥ | pavitraṃ ca mahāṃś caiva niyamo niyamāśritaḥ ||

Translation

ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ— ସେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ରକ୍ଷକ, ଅଦୃଶ୍ୟ ସ୍ୱରୂପରେ ବିଚରଣକାରୀ, ସଦା ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ କୃପାଶାନ୍ତିରେ ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ। ସେ ଘୋଡ଼ା ଓ ଖଚ୍ଚର ଯୁକ୍ତ ରଥରେ ଗମନ କରନ୍ତି। ସେ ପବିତ୍ର ଓ ମହାପୂଜ୍ୟ; ଶୌଚ, ସନ୍ତୋଷ ଆଦି ନିୟମ ପାଳନରେ ସେ ଲଭ୍ୟ, ଏବଂ ସେହି ନିୟମମାନଙ୍କର ଆଶ୍ରୟ ଓ ଶରଣ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେଇ।

Word by Word

• लोकपालः: protector of the worlds
• लोकपालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोकपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्तर्हितात्मा: one whose self/form is hidden (invisible)
• अन्तर्हितात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्हितात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रसादः: grace; serenity; favor
• प्रसादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हयगर्दभिः: with horses and donkeys/mules
• हयगर्दभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयगर्दभ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पवित्रम्: pure; purifier
• पवित्रम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवित्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महान्: great; venerable
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• नियमः: observance; rule; discipline
• नियमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियमाश्रितः: dependent on/grounded in observances
• नियमाश्रितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियमाश्रित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Lokapāla (world-protector figure)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises a divine guardian as inherently pure and gracious, and emphasizes that such a being is approached through niyama—ethical and spiritual disciplines like cleanliness and contentment—while also being the sustaining foundation of those very disciplines.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu is describing the qualities and signs of a revered, world-protecting divine figure: unseen in essence yet active, serene and gracious, associated with a chariot-team, and characterized by purity and greatness, with access to him framed through disciplined observance.