Shloka 42
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
गणकर्ता गणपतिर्दिग्वासा: काम एव च | मन्त्रवित् परमो मन्त्र: सर्वभावकरो हर:
gaṇakartā gaṇapatir digvāsāḥ kāma eva ca | mantravit paramo mantraḥ sarvabhāvakaro haraḥ ||
وایو دیو نے کہا—وہ گنوں کو مجتمع کرنے والا، گن پتی، دِگمبَر (آسمان پوش)، اور ‘کام’ یعنی دلکش و مطلوب ہے۔ وہ منتر کا جاننے والا ہے، خود ہی پرم منتر ہے؛ تمام احوال و موجودات کا خالق ہے؛ اور ہَر ہے—غم و رنج کو ہرانے والا۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a devotional-ethical vision of Śiva: he is both the cosmic source (creator of all states and beings) and the compassionate remover of suffering. It also elevates mantra as not merely a tool but as a manifestation of the divine—suggesting that disciplined sacred speech and devotion orient one toward dharma and inner purification.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, Vāyudeva speaks in praise of Śiva through a chain of epithets. The passage functions like a litany (nāma-stuti), identifying Śiva’s roles—leader of his attendant hosts, ascetic digambara, embodiment and knower of mantra, creator of all conditions, and remover of sorrow.