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Shloka 83

Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration

Anuśāsana-parva 17

वृषण: शड्करो नित्यं वर्चस्वी धूमकेतन: । नीलस्तथाडूलुब्धश्न शोभनो निरवग्रह:

vṛṣaṇaḥ śaṅkaro nityaṃ varcasvī dhūmaketanaḥ | nīlas tathā ’lubdhaś ca śobhano niravagrahaḥ ||

Thần Vāyu nói: “Ngài là Vṛṣaṇa, chính là pháp thân của dharma rưới xuống quả báo của hành nghiệp như mưa; là Śaṅkara, bậc ban điều lành cát tường muôn thuở; rạng ngời vinh quang không dứt; là Dhūmaketana, ‘cờ hiệu là khói’—tự tính là lửa; là Nīla, sắc thẫm; là Alubdha, tự tại tự túc, không bị quyến rũ bởi mê hoặc thế gian; là Śobhana, rực rỡ huy hoàng; và là Niravagraha, không bị ngăn trở, không vướng chướng ngại.”

वृषणःthe showerer/bestower (of boons; rain-like giver)
वृषणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृषण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शङ्करःthe beneficent one; auspicious-maker
शङ्करः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशङ्कर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
वर्चस्वीradiant; full of splendor
वर्चस्वी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवर्चस्विन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धूमकेतनःhe whose banner/sign is smoke; fire-like
धूमकेतनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधूमकेतन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नीलःdark-blue; dark-hued
नीलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनील
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाlikewise; also
तथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अलुब्धःnot greedy; unattached
अलुब्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअलुब्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शोभनःbeautiful; splendid
शोभनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशोभन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निरवग्रहःunobstructed; without hindrance
निरवग्रहः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरवग्रह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu-deva (Wind-god)
T
The praised deity (implied: Śrī Hari/Viṣṇu as per Gītā Press gloss)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches reverence for the divine as the moral governor of the world: the Lord is portrayed as the giver of karmic results (dharma-rain), inherently auspicious, radiant, self-sufficient (free from greed), and ultimately unobstructed—suggesting that ethical order and spiritual refuge rest in a flawless, independent divine principle.

Vāyu-deva is speaking a stuti (hymn of praise), listing honorific names that describe the deity’s qualities—beneficence, radiance, fiery power, dark hue, freedom from temptation, beauty, and unimpeded sovereignty—thereby framing the deity as worthy of devotion and trust.