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Shloka 147

रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti

देवासुरेश्वरो विश्वो देवासुरमहे श्वरः । सर्वदेवमयो<चिन्त्यो देवतात्मा55त्मसम्भव:

devāsureśvaro viśvo devāsuramaheśvaraḥ | sarvadevamayo 'cintyo devatātmā ātmasambhavaḥ ||

قال فايُو: «إنّه الربُّ السيّد على الآلهةِ والأسورا، الكائنُ الشاملُ لكلّ شيء، الحاكمُ العظيم على الدِّيفا والأسورا. وهو مُتكوِّنٌ من جميع الآلهة، لا تُدركه العقول؛ جوهرُه إلهيّ، وهو مولودٌ من ذاته (قائمٌ بذاته).»

देव-असुर-ईश्वरःlord of gods and asuras
देव-असुर-ईश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विश्वःall-pervading; the universe (as a name/epithet)
विश्वः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देव-असुर-मह-ईश्वरःthe great lord of gods and asuras
देव-असुर-मह-ईश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्व-देव-मयःconsisting of all the gods; made of all deities
सर्व-देव-मयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमय (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अचिन्त्यःinconceivable; unthinkable
अचिन्त्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअचिन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √चिन्त्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
देवत-आत्माwhose essence/nature is divine
देवत-आत्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आत्म-सम्भवःself-born; arising from himself
आत्म-सम्भवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्भव (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from सम्+√भू)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
D
Devas
A
Asuras
Ī
Īśvara/Maheśvara (the Supreme Lord, unnamed here)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that the Supreme Lord transcends the opposition of devas and asuras, ruling over all and containing the essence of all divine powers, yet remaining ultimately inconceivable; ethically, it encourages humility and devotion to a universal divine sovereignty rather than sectarian allegiance.

Vāyu (the wind-god) is speaking in praise/description of the supreme divine being, characterizing that Lord as the universal ruler over both gods and asuras, all-pervading, and self-existent.