Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 107
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
बलवांश्वोपशान्तश्न पुराण: पुण्यचज्चुरी । कुरुकर्ता कुरुवासी कुरुभूतो गुणीषध:
balavān śvopaśāntaś ca purāṇaḥ puṇyacakṣuḥ | īśaḥ kurukartā kuruvāsī kurubhūto guṇauṣadhaḥ ||
Wika ni Vāyu-deva: “Siya’y makapangyarihan at ganap na mapayapa; ang Sinaunang-Sinauna (Purāṇa), nakikilala sa pamamagitan ng kabutihang-loob bilang ‘Mata ng katuwiran’; ang mahabaging Panginoon—tagapaglikha ng Kurukṣetra, nananahan sa Kurukṣetra, at tunay na siyang mismong Kurukṣetra—na parang halamang-gamot na nagpapasibol ng mga birtud gaya ng kaalaman at pagkalagot sa pagnanasa.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Lord is recognized through virtue (puṇya) and is characterized by power joined with perfect tranquility; devotion to such a being is itself ‘medicinal,’ producing inner virtues like knowledge and dispassion.
Vāyu-deva offers a hymn-like description of the Lord, linking divine qualities to Kurukṣetra—portraying the Lord as its founder, resident, and very essence—thereby elevating the sacred field as a locus of dharma and moral transformation.