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:
guhaḥ kāntaḥ nijaḥ sargaḥ pavitraḥ sarvapāvanaḥ | śṛṅgī śṛṅgadhapriyo babhū rāja-rājo nirāmayaḥ ||
Vāyu bersabda: “Ia adalah Guha (Skanda), yang elok dan terkasih; perwujudannya tak terpisah dari ciptaan itu sendiri. Ia Mahasuci dan penyuci segala. Ia memegang śṛṅgī (tanduk) dan menyukai puncak-puncak tinggi; ia pun menjelma sebagai Viṣṇu. Ia raja di atas para raja, sepenuhnya bebas dari sakit dan cela.”
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.