Shloka 150
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
गुहः कान््तो निज: सर्ग: पवित्र सर्वपावन: । शृद्धी शृज्धप्रियो बभ्ू राजराजो निरामय:,९७५ गुह:--कुमार कार्तिकेयस्वरूप, ९७६ कान्त:--आनन्दकी पराकाष्ठारूप, ९७७ निज: सर्ग:--सृष्टिसे अभिन्न, ९७८ पवित्रम्--परम पवित्र, ९७९ सर्वपावन:--सबको पवित्र करनेवाले, ९८० शुद्भधी--सिंगी नामक बाजा अपने पास रखनेवाले, ९८१ शूड्डप्रिय: --पर्वत-शिखरको पसंद करनेवाले, ९८२ बशभ्ू:--विष्णुस्वरूप, ९८३ राजराज:-- राजाओंके राजा, ९८४ निरामय:--सर्वथा दोषरहित
guhaḥ kāntaḥ nijaḥ sargaḥ pavitraḥ sarvapāvanaḥ | śṛṅgī śṛṅgadhapriyo babhū rāja-rājo nirāmayaḥ ||
Vāyu said: “He is Guha (Skanda), the beloved and radiant one; his manifestation is intrinsic to creation itself. He is supremely pure and the purifier of all. He bears the horn (śṛṅgī) and delights in lofty peaks; he became (manifest as) Viṣṇu. He is the king of kings, utterly free from affliction and fault.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse strings together epithets to emphasize the deity’s moral and spiritual supremacy: absolute purity, the power to purify others, sovereignty (‘king of kings’), and freedom from defect—qualities held up as ideals of divine authority and ethical perfection.
Vāyu is reciting a praise-list (nāma/guṇa-stuti style) describing the deity through multiple names and attributes—identifying him as Guha/Skanda, associating him with lofty mountain abodes, and also linking him with Viṣṇu-like supremacy.