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Shloka 134

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

ब्रह्मदण्डविनिर्माता शतघ्नीपाशशक्तिमान्‌ | पद्मगर्भो महागर्भो ब्रह्मगर्भो जलोद्धव:

brahmadaṇḍavinirmātā śataghnīpāśaśaktimān | padmagarbho mahāgarbho brahmagarbho jalodbhavaḥ ||

พระวายุเทพตรัสว่า “พระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้สร้างพรหมทัณฑ์ (คทาแห่งการลงทัณฑ์อันศักดิ์สิทธิ์) ทรงประกอบด้วยศตฆนี บ่วง และศักติ (หอก) พระองค์คือปัทมครรภะ ผู้มีสภาวะแห่งพรหมา; มหาครรภะ ผู้ทรงอุ้มครรภ์อันไพศาลแห่งจักรวาล; พรหมครรภะ ผู้ทรงบรรจุพระเวทไว้ภายใน; และชโลทภวะ ผู้บังเกิดจากน้ำนิรันดร์ดึกดำบรรพ์”

ब्रह्मदण्डविनिर्माताmaker/creator of the Brahma-rod (divine staff of punishment)
ब्रह्मदण्डविनिर्माता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मदण्ड-विनिर्मातृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शतघ्नीपाशशक्तिमान्possessed of the weapons: śataghnī, noose, and spear/śakti
शतघ्नीपाशशक्तिमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशतघ्नी-पाश-शक्तिमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पद्मगर्भःhe whose womb/source is the lotus (lotus-born)
पद्मगर्भः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपद्मगर्भ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महागर्भःthe great-wombed; having a vast cosmic source
महागर्भः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहागर्भ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मगर्भःhaving Brahman/Veda in the womb; containing sacred knowledge
ब्रह्मगर्भः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मगर्भ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जलोद्धवःwater-born; arisen from the waters
जलोद्धवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजल-उद्भव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
B
Brahma-daṇḍa (Brahma-staff)
Ś
Śataghnī (weapon)
P
Pāśa (noose)
Ś
Śakti (spear)
P
Padma (lotus)
P
Primordial waters (eka-arṇava implied by gloss)

Educational Q&A

The verse praises the deity through layered epithets that unite cosmic origin (arising from primordial waters), sacred authority (the Brahma-staff), and disciplined power (weapons that also symbolize restraint). Ethically, it frames true power as grounded in dharma and sacred knowledge rather than mere force.

Vāyu is speaking a hymn-like description, listing honorific names and attributes of the praised divine figure. The focus is not on action but on identification—defining the deity’s cosmic role, authority, and potency through traditional epithets.