Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 10
Śiva-darśana through Tapas and Stuti (उपमन्यु–कृष्ण संवादः)
एतदत्यदभुतं पूर्व ब्राह्मणायातितेजसे । उपमन्यवे मया कृत्स्नं व्याख्यातं॑ पार्थिवोत्तम । नमस्कृत्वा तु स प्राह देवदेवाय सुव्रत
vāyudeva uvāca | etad atyadbhutaṃ pūrvaṃ brāhmaṇāyātitejase | upamanyave mayā kṛtsnaṃ vyākhyātaṃ pārthivottama | namaskṛtvā tu sa prāha devadevāya suvrata ||
Wika ni Vāyu: “O pinakamainam sa mga hari, naipaliwanag ko na noon nang buung-buo—ang lubhang kagila-gilalas na salaysay na ito—sa napakaliwanag na Brahmanang si Upamanyu. Pagkaraan, si Upamanyu, na matatag sa banal na panata, ay yumukod sa paggalang sa Diyos ng mga diyos, at nagsalita nang ganito.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical posture of sacred learning: wondrous truths are to be transmitted fully and responsibly, and genuine knowledge is framed by humility and devotion—symbolized by Upamanyu’s reverent bow to the supreme deity before speaking.
Vāyu tells the king that he previously narrated the entire extraordinary account to the Brahmin Upamanyu; now the scene shifts to Upamanyu, who, after offering homage to Devadeva (Śiva), begins his speech.