Shloka 65
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
लोहिताक्षो महाक्षश्न विजयाक्षो विशारद: । संग्रहो निग्रह: कर्ता सर्पचीरनिवासन:
lohitākṣo mahākṣaś ca vijayākṣo viśāradaḥ | saṅgraho nigrahaḥ kartā sarpacīranivāsanaḥ ||
Wika ni Vāyu-deva: “Siya’y mapulang-mata at malalaking-mata; ang Kanyang titig ay mapagwagi at Siya’y may malinaw na pag-unawa. Siya ang nagtitipon at nagtataguyod, Siya ang pumipigil at nagdidisiplina, Siya ang gumagawa at pinagmumulan ng lahat ng pagkilos, at Siya’y nananahan na nakabihis ng kasuotang balat-ahas.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the divine as both compassionate sustainer (saṅgraha) and firm disciplinarian (nigraha), presenting ethical governance as a balance of protection, order, and wise discernment.
Vāyu is reciting a stuti-like description, listing honorific epithets that characterize the deity’s power, wisdom, and ascetic symbolism (serpent-skin attire), as part of a broader discourse on dharma and venerating the divine.