Shloka 74
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
वाचस्पत्यो वाजसनो नित्यमाश्रमपूजित: । ब्रद्मचारी लोकचारी सर्वचारी विचारवित्
vācaspātyo vājasano nityam āśramapūjitaḥ | brahmacārī lokacārī sarvacārī vicāravit ||
وایو نے کہا—وہ واچسپتی ہے اور واجسن؛ جو ہمیشہ آشرموں میں پوجا جاتا ہے۔ وہ برہماچاری—برہمنِشٹھ؛ وہ لوکچاری—تمام لوکوں میں گردش کرنے والا؛ وہ سروچاری—ہر جگہ جانے والا؛ اور وہ وچاروت—تمیز و تدبّر کا جاننے والا ہے۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises an ideal religious exemplar: one who is disciplined (brahmacārī), universally respected (āśramapūjitaḥ), widely experienced (loka/sarvacārī), and guided by thoughtful discernment (vicāravit). Ethical authority is grounded in self-restraint, learning, and reflective judgment rather than mere status.
Vāyu is describing a revered figure by listing honorific epithets—linking him to sacred speech and Vedic tradition (Vācaspati, Vājasana), noting his continual veneration in hermitages, and emphasizing his roaming, all-access presence and capacity for wise deliberation.