Shloka 45

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

Devanagari script

दीर्घश्व हरिकेशश्व सुतीर्थ: कृष्ण एव च | शृगालरूप: सिद्धार्थो मुण्ड: सर्वशुभड़कर:

Transliteration

dīrghaśva harikeśaś ca sutīrthaḥ kṛṣṇa eva ca | śṛgālarūpaḥ siddhārtho muṇḍaḥ sarvaśubhaṅkaraḥ ||

Translation

ବାୟୁଦେବ କହିଲେ—ସେ ଦୀର୍ଘଶ୍ୱ, ହରିକେଶ, ସୁତୀର୍ଥ ଓ କୃଷ୍ଣ—ଏହି ଅନେକ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ। ସେ ଶୃଗାଳରୂପ ମଧ୍ୟ ଧାରଣ କରନ୍ତି; ସିଦ୍ଧାର୍ଥ—ଯାହାଙ୍କ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରୟୋଜନ ସିଦ୍ଧ; ମୁଣ୍ଡ—ମୁଣ୍ଡିତ ମସ୍ତକଧାରୀ ଭିକ୍ଷୁରୂପ; ଏବଂ ସର୍ବଶୁଭଙ୍କର—ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କୁ ମଙ୍ଗଳ ଦେଉଥିବା।

Word by Word

• दीर्घश्व: tall/long-bodied
• दीर्घश्व: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हरिकेशश्व: one having tawny/greenish hair (Hari-keśa)
• हरिकेशश्व: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिकेश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुतीर्थः: excellent sacred ford/pilgrimage-place; one who is a good tīrtha
• सुतीर्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतीर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa; the dark one
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• शृगालरूपः: having the form of a jackal
• शृगालरूपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शृगालरूप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सिद्धार्थः: one whose aims are accomplished
• सिद्धार्थः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुण्डः: shaven-headed
• मुण्डः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वशुभङ्करः: maker of all auspiciousness; benefactor of all
• सर्वशुभङ्करः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-शुभ-कर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu-deva (Wind-god, speaker)
• Kṛṣṇa (as an epithet/name)
• Harikeśa (epithet)
• Sutīrtha (epithet)
• Dīrghaśva (epithet)
• Śṛgāla-rūpa (jackal-form, guise)
• Siddhārtha (epithet)
• Muṇḍa (ascetic guise)
• Sarvaśubhaṅkara (epithet)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the many names and forms through which the divine may be recognized—majestic, sacred, ascetic, and even seemingly humble or animal-like—while remaining fundamentally a universal benefactor who brings auspiciousness to all.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu-deva is describing the subject through a string of epithets, highlighting varied manifestations and attributes—sacredness (as a tīrtha), transcendence (Kṛṣṇa), accomplished power (Siddhārtha), ascetic guise (Muṇḍa), and beneficence (Sarvaśubhaṅkara).