Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 114
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
वाहिता सर्वभूतानां निलयश्व विभुर्भव: । अमोघ: संयतो ह्ुश्वो भोजन: प्राणधारण:
vāhitā sarvabhūtānāṁ nilayaś ca vibhur bhavaḥ | amoghaḥ saṁyato hy aśvo bhojanaḥ prāṇadhāraṇaḥ ||
风神伐由说道：“他承载一切众生，是万类恒常的归依处，遍在无碍，亦是存在之本原。其威力从不落空，自持自律，示现为尊贵骏马，赐予资粮，并护持一切众生之生命气息。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the divine as the universal support and refuge: omnipresent existence that never fails, sustains life, provides nourishment, and exemplifies self-restraint—linking cosmic power with ethical discipline.
Vāyu-deva is speaking in a laudatory passage, enumerating epithets that describe the deity’s cosmic functions (supporting beings, sustaining prāṇa, providing food) and manifestations (as a noble steed), as part of a broader instruction through praise.