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Shloka 88

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

लम्बनो लम्बितोष्ठ क्ष महामाय: पयोनिधि: । महादन्तो महादंष्टो महाजिह्दो महामुख:

lambano lambitoṣṭhaḥ kṣa mahāmāyaḥ payonidhiḥ | mahādanto mahādaṁṣṭro mahājihvo mahāmukhaḥ ||

వాయుదేవుడు పలికెను— ఆయన అనేక బ్రహ్మాండాలకు ఆధారం; ప్రళయకాలమున సమస్త జగత్తును గ్రసించుటకు పెదవులు విస్తరించువాడు; మహామాయావి; క్షీరసాగరస్వరూపుడే. ఆయనకు మహాదంతములు, మహాదంష్ట్రలు; విశాల జిహ్వ, మహాముఖము కలవాడు.

लम्बनःsupport; one who is a support
लम्बनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलम्बन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लम्बित-ओष्ठःhaving hanging/protruding lips
लम्बित-ओष्ठः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलम्बितोष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महामायःthe great illusionist; possessor of great māyā
महामायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहामाय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पयोनिधिःocean; repository of waters (milk-ocean)
पयोनिधिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपयोनिधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महादन्तःhaving great teeth
महादन्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहादन्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महादंष्ट्रःhaving great fangs/tusks
महादंष्ट्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहादंष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाजिह्वःhaving a great tongue
महाजिह्वः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाजिह्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महामुखःhaving a great mouth/face
महामुखः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहामुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
T
The Lord (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa as implied by the epithets)
M
Milk Ocean (Kṣīra-samudra / Payo-nidhi)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches reverent recognition of the Divine as both sustainer and dissolver of the cosmos. By contemplating these vast, even fearsome, attributes, one cultivates humility and aligns oneself with dharma—the larger cosmic order beyond personal power.

Vāyu-deva is reciting a praise-description (stuti) of the Supreme Lord, listing awe-inspiring epithets that portray the Lord’s cosmic form and powers—especially the capacity to encompass and reabsorb the universe at the time of pralaya.