Shloka 31
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
स्थिर: स्थाणु: प्रभुर्भीम: प्रवरो वरदो वर: । सर्वात्मा सर्वविख्यात: सर्व: सर्वकरो भव:
sthiraḥ sthāṇuḥ prabhur bhīmaḥ pravaro varado varaḥ | sarvātmā sarvavikhyātaḥ sarvaḥ sarvakaro bhavaḥ ||
风神伐由说道：“他坚固不移，如柱如山，乃至上主宰；因能引发毁灭与解体而令人敬畏。他最为卓越，是赐福施愿者，是至高者、最堪拣择者。他是众生之内的真我，名闻遍处；他即‘一切’——以宇宙之形遍满万有；他是万物的造作者；他亦名‘婆伐’（Bhava），一切众生由此而生的本源。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches contemplation of the Divine through a litany of names that express stability, sovereignty, awe-inspiring power, beneficence, omnipresence, and creatorship—encouraging reverence and ethical alignment with the cosmic source and support of all beings.
Vāyu-deva speaks a hymn-like description, enumerating exalted epithets of the Supreme (with Śiva/Bhava resonances), presenting the deity as the world’s support, the granter of boons, the indwelling Self, and the origin of all existence.