Shloka 41
Śiva-stavarāja: Upamanyu’s Preface and Initiation of the Śarva-Nāma Enumeration
Anuśāsana-parva 17
दशबाहुस्त्वनिमिषो नीलकण्ठ उमापतिः । विश्वरूप: स्वयं श्रेष्ठी बलवीरोडबलो गण:
daśabāhus tv animiṣo nīlakaṇṭha umāpatiḥ | viśvarūpaḥ svayaṁ śreṣṭhī balavīro 'balo gaṇaḥ ||
风神说道：“他十臂在身，目不瞬动；乃青颈之主，乌玛之夫。其形遍满宇宙，自证至上之卓绝——以威力显英雄之姿——而又被称为‘无力者之众’，为无自力者之归依与共同扶持。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises Śiva as simultaneously supremely powerful and deeply compassionate: he bears cosmic responsibility (nīlakaṇṭha, viśvarūpa) and becomes the refuge of those without power (abala-gaṇa). Ethical emphasis falls on strength being used for protection and support of the vulnerable.
Vāyu is describing and eulogizing Śiva by listing epithets that highlight his form, deeds, and role in the moral order—especially his world-protecting act associated with the halāhala poison and his function as a shelter for the weak.