Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 114
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
वाहिता सर्वभूतानां निलयश्व विभुर्भव: । अमोघ: संयतो ह्ुश्वो भोजन: प्राणधारण:
vāhitā sarvabhūtānāṁ nilayaś ca vibhur bhavaḥ | amoghaḥ saṁyato hy aśvo bhojanaḥ prāṇadhāraṇaḥ ||
Wika ni Vāyu-deva: “Siya ang tagapasan ng lahat ng nilalang, ang nananatiling kanlungan ng bawat buhay, ang sumasaklaw sa lahat at ang mismong simulain ng pag-iral. Di-nabibigo sa kapangyarihan, mapagpigil sa sarili, nahahayag bilang marangal na kabayo, tagapagkaloob ng pagkain, at tagapag-ingat ng hininga ng buhay sa lahat.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the divine as the universal support and refuge: omnipresent existence that never fails, sustains life, provides nourishment, and exemplifies self-restraint—linking cosmic power with ethical discipline.
Vāyu-deva is speaking in a laudatory passage, enumerating epithets that describe the deity’s cosmic functions (supporting beings, sustaining prāṇa, providing food) and manifestations (as a noble steed), as part of a broader instruction through praise.