Shloka 6
नास्ति किंचित् परं भूतं महादेवाद् विशाम्पते । इह त्रिष्वपि लोकेषु भूतानां प्रभवो हि सः
nāsti kiṃcit paraṃ bhūtaṃ mahādevād viśāmpate | iha triṣv api lokeṣu bhūtānāṃ prabhavo hi saḥ prajānātha ||
Thần Vāyu nói: “Hỡi bậc chúa của muôn dân, trong ba cõi này không có hữu thể nào cao hơn Mahādeva. Bởi chính Ngài là nguồn phát sinh của hết thảy chúng sinh.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts Mahādeva’s unsurpassed supremacy in the three worlds, grounding that supremacy in a causal claim: he is the origin (prabhava) of all beings. Ethically, it promotes reverence toward the ultimate source and encourages humility before the cosmic order.
Vāyudeva is speaking to a ruler addressed as “lord of the people,” offering a doctrinal statement in praise of Mahādeva. The line functions as a stuti-like affirmation within the Anuśāsana Parva’s broader instruction and glorification of deities and dharma.