Shloka 44

Devanagari script

ईदृश: स महादेवो भूयश्वष भगवानत: । न हि शक्‍्या गुणा वक्तुमपि वर्षशतैरपि,भगवान्‌ महादेव ऐसे प्रभावशाली हैं, बल्कि इससे भी बढ़कर हैं। सैकड़ों वर्षोमें भी उनके गुणोंका वर्णन नहीं किया जा सकता

Transliteration

īdṛśaḥ sa mahādevo bhūyaś ca bhagavān ataḥ | na hi śakyā guṇā vaktum api varṣaśatair api ||

Translation

Vāyu berkata: “Demikianlah Mahādeva itu; bahkan Dia lebih agung daripada itu. Keunggulan-Nya tidak mungkin dihuraikan sepenuhnya—walau dicuba selama ratusan tahun.”

Word by Word

ईदृशःsuch, of this kind

सःhe, that (one)

महादेवःMahādeva (Great God, Śiva)

भूयःmore, further; rather

चand

सःhe

भगवान्the Blessed/Lord

अतःtherefore; from this; hence

नnot

हिindeed, for

शक्याःpossible (able to be)

गुणाःqualities, virtues

वक्तुम्to speak, to describe

अपिeven, also

वर्षशतैःby hundreds of years

अपिeven

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva (Vāyu)

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches humility before the divine: the greatness (guṇas) of Mahādeva is beyond complete verbal description, reminding the listener that devotion and reverence may surpass the limits of speech and intellect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking in praise of Mahādeva (Śiva), emphasizing that Śiva’s majesty is not only immense but exceeds what has just been stated, and that even prolonged effort over centuries would be insufficient to enumerate his virtues.