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Shloka 87

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

Anuśāsana-parva 17

महानासो महाकम्बुर्महाग्रीव: श्मशानभाक्‌ । महावक्षा महोरस्को हान्तरात्मा मृगालय:

mahānāso mahākambur mahāgrīvaḥ śmaśānabhāk | mahāvakṣā mahorasko hy antarātmā mṛgālayaḥ ||

Thần Vāyu nói: “Ngài mũi rộng, cổ họng dày, và có chiếc cổ hùng vĩ; Ngài vui đùa nơi bãi hỏa táng. Ngài có lồng ngực mênh mông và thân mình cường tráng, nở rộng; Ngài là Nội Ngã của muôn loài, là chốn nương tựa của chúng sinh—đấng dịu dàng ẵm bồng cả những con non của loài thú.”

महानासःone having a large nose
महानासः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहानास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाकम्बुःone having a large/beautiful neck (conch-like)
महाकम्बुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाकम्बु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाग्रीवःone with a great neck
महाग्रीवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाग्रीव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्मशानभाक्haunter of cremation-grounds
श्मशानभाक्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्मशानभाज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महावक्षाःbroad-chested; having a large chest
महावक्षाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहावक्षस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महोरस्कःone with a great/broad breast (chest)
महोरस्कः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहोरस्क
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्तरात्माthe inner self (of all)
अन्तरात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृगालयःone whose abode is among beasts; having deer as companions
मृगालयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमृगालय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
Ś
Śiva (implied by cremation-ground dwelling and epithets)
Ś
śmaśāna (cremation-ground)
M
mṛga (animals/deer)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents a devotional portrait of the deity (implicitly Śiva) that unites seemingly fearsome ascetic traits (dwelling in cremation-grounds) with profound ethical-spiritual significance (being the inner Self of all) and compassion (a refuge even for animals). It teaches reverence for the divine beyond conventional appearances and highlights the coexistence of transcendence and tenderness.

Vāyu-deva is describing the deity through a series of epithets—physical and symbolic—emphasizing both awe-inspiring aspects (mighty form, cremation-ground association) and universal immanence (antarātmā), thereby praising and identifying the divine nature being discussed in this section of the Anuśāsana Parva.