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Shloka 99

Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)

वालखिल्यास्तप:सिद्धा मुनयः सूर्यमण्डले । उज्छे तिष्ठन्ति धर्मज्ञा: शाकुनीं वृत्तिमास्थिता:

vālakhilyās tapaḥsiddhā munayaḥ sūryamaṇḍale | ucche tiṣṭhanti dharmajñāḥ śākunīṁ vṛttim āsthitāḥ ||

مہیشور نے کہا: “والَخِلْیَہ رشی تپسیا سے کمال کو پہنچے ہوئے مُنی ہیں؛ وہ سورج کے منڈل میں سکونت رکھتے ہیں۔ وہ دھرم کے جاننے والے ہیں اور ‘اُچّھ ورتّی’ اختیار کرتے ہیں—پرندوں کی طرح بکھرے ہوئے دانے چن چن کر گزارا کرتے ہیں، کسی کو ایذا پہنچائے بغیر۔”

वालखिल्याःthe Vālakhilyas (a class of sages)
वालखिल्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवालखिल्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तपःसिद्धाःaccomplished/perfected by austerity
तपःसिद्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतपःसिद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मुनयःsages
मुनयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सूर्यमण्डलेin the solar orb
सूर्यमण्डले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्यमण्डल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
उच्छेin the uच्छ (gleaning mode of subsistence)
उच्छे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootउच्छ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तिष्ठन्तिthey stand/abide
तिष्ठन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
धर्मज्ञाःknowers of dharma
धर्मज्ञाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शाकुनीम्bird-like (pertaining to birds)
शाकुनीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशाकुनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वृत्तिम्mode of living, livelihood
वृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आस्थिताःhaving adopted/resorted to
आस्थिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था
Formक्त (past passive participle, used actively), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Ś
Śrī Maheśvara (speaker)
V
Vālakhilya sages
S
Sūryamaṇḍala (solar orb)

Educational Q&A

The verse praises an austere, non-exploitative livelihood: the dharma-knowing sages sustain themselves by ‘gleaning’ like birds—taking only what is freely available, minimizing harm, desire, and dependence.

Maheśvara describes the Vālakhilya sages as tapas-perfected beings who reside in the Sun’s sphere and maintain themselves through uccha-vṛtti (gleaning), emphasizing their disciplined, dharmic way of life.