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Shloka 99

Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)

वालखिल्यास्तप:सिद्धा मुनयः सूर्यमण्डले । उज्छे तिष्ठन्ति धर्मज्ञा: शाकुनीं वृत्तिमास्थिता:

vālakhilyās tapaḥsiddhā munayaḥ sūryamaṇḍale | ucche tiṣṭhanti dharmajñāḥ śākunīṁ vṛttim āsthitāḥ ||

พระมหิศวรตรัสว่า “เหล่าฤๅษีวาลขิลยะเป็นมุนีผู้สำเร็จด้วยตบะ พำนักอยู่ในวงพระอาทิตย์ ท่านทั้งหลายรู้ธรรม และดำรงชีพด้วย ‘อุจฉวฤตติ’ คือการเก็บเกี่ยวสิ่งที่หลงเหลือ—ดุจนก—คอยจิกเก็บเมล็ดธัญพืชที่กระจัดกระจาย ได้เท่าที่พบ โดยไม่เบียดเบียนผู้ใด”

वालखिल्याःthe Vālakhilyas (a class of sages)
वालखिल्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवालखिल्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तपःसिद्धाःaccomplished/perfected by austerity
तपःसिद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतपःसिद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मुनयःsages
मुनयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सूर्यमण्डलेin the solar orb
सूर्यमण्डले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्यमण्डल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
उच्छेin the uच्छ (gleaning mode of subsistence)
उच्छे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootउच्छ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तिष्ठन्तिthey stand/abide
तिष्ठन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
धर्मज्ञाःknowers of dharma
धर्मज्ञाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शाकुनीम्bird-like (pertaining to birds)
शाकुनीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशाकुनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वृत्तिम्mode of living, livelihood
वृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आस्थिताःhaving adopted/resorted to
आस्थिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
Formक्त (past passive participle, used actively), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Ś
Śrī Maheśvara (speaker)
V
Vālakhilya sages
S
Sūryamaṇḍala (solar orb)

Educational Q&A

The verse praises an austere, non-exploitative livelihood: the dharma-knowing sages sustain themselves by ‘gleaning’ like birds—taking only what is freely available, minimizing harm, desire, and dependence.

Maheśvara describes the Vālakhilya sages as tapas-perfected beings who reside in the Sun’s sphere and maintain themselves through uccha-vṛtti (gleaning), emphasizing their disciplined, dharmic way of life.