Shloka 149

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

Devanagari script

विबुधोड5ग्रवर: सूक्ष्म: सर्वदेवस्तपोमय: । सुयुक्त: शोभनो वच्ञी प्रासानां प्रभवो5व्यय:

Transliteration

vāyudeva uvāca | vibudho 'gravaraḥ sūkṣmaḥ sarvadevas tapomayaḥ | suyuktaḥ śobhano vajrī prāsānāṁ prabhavo 'vyayaḥ ||

Translation

ବାୟୁଦେବ କହିଲେ—ସେ ବିଶେଷ ଜ୍ଞାନସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ବିବୁଧ, ଯଜ୍ଞରେ ପ୍ରଥମ ଭାଗ ଗ୍ରହଣରେ ଅଗ୍ରାଧିକାରୀ; ସ୍ୱରୂପରେ ଅତି ସୂକ୍ଷ୍ମ; ସର୍ବଦେବମୟ; ତପୋମୟ। ଭକ୍ତମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁଗ୍ରହ କରିବାକୁ ସଦା ସୁଯୁକ୍ତ, କଲ୍ୟାଣସ୍ୱଭାବ, ବଜ୍ରଧାରୀ; ‘ପ୍ରାସ’ ନାମକ ଅସ୍ତ୍ରର ଅବ୍ୟୟ ଉତ୍ସ—ଅବିନାଶୀ।

Word by Word

• विबुधः: the wise one; a god
• विबुधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अग्रवरः: having the foremost share/boon; entitled to the first portion
• अग्रवरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्रवर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूक्ष्मः: subtle
• सूक्ष्मः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूक्ष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वदेवः: embodying all gods; lord of all gods
• सर्वदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपोमयः: made of/filled with austerity
• तपोमयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपोमय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुयुक्तः: well-yoked; well-composed; properly engaged
• सुयुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शोभनः: auspicious; splendid
• शोभनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वज्री: the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra)
• वज्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रासानाम्: of spears/javelins (prāsa-weapons)
• प्रासानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रास
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्रभवः: origin; source
• प्रभवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अव्ययः: imperishable; undecaying
• अव्ययः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Wind-god)
• Vajra (thunderbolt weapon)
• Prāsa (weapon/spear)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches reverence for the divine as the convergence of many virtues: wisdom, subtlety, austerity, auspiciousness, and imperishability. Ethically, it frames true greatness as rooted in tapas (self-discipline) and benevolence toward devotees, not merely power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is describing a deity through a chain of epithets—highlighting sacrificial precedence, subtle divine nature, embodiment of all gods, ascetic power, weapon-bearing authority (vajra), and being the inexhaustible source of certain weapons (Prāsa).