Shloka 1543

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

Devanagari script

स्तोतव्यमर्च्य वन्द्यं च कः स्तोष्यति जगत्पतिम्‌ । श्रीकृष्ण! इस प्रकार बहुत-से नामोंमेंसे प्रधान-प्रधान नाम चुनकर मैंने उनके द्वारा भक्तिपूर्वक भगवान्‌ शंकरका सावन किया। जिन्हें ब्रह्मा आदि देवता तथा ऋषि भी तत्त्वसे नहीं जानते। उन्हीं स्तवनके योग्य

Transliteration

stotavyam arcya vandyaṁ ca kaḥ stoṣyati jagatpatim | śrīkṛṣṇa! iti prakāraṁ bahu-śe nāmebhyaḥ pradhāna-pradhāna-nāmāni cayan kṛtvā taiḥ bhakti-pūrvakaṁ bhagavantaṁ śaṅkaraṁ stāvanaṁ mayā kṛtam | yaṁ brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaś ca tattvato na jānanti | tasya stavanārhasya arcanīyasya vandanīyasya jagatpateḥ śivasya kā stuṭiḥ kartum śakyā ||

Translation

ଯିଏ ସ୍ତୁତିଯୋଗ୍ୟ, ଅର୍ଚ୍ଚନାଯୋଗ୍ୟ ଓ ବନ୍ଦନାଯୋଗ୍ୟ—ସେଇ ଜଗତ୍ପତିଙ୍କୁ ଯଥାର୍ଥରେ କିଏ ସ୍ତବ କରିପାରିବ? ହେ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ! ତାଙ୍କ ଅନେକ ନାମମଧ୍ୟରୁ ପ୍ରଧାନ ପ୍ରଧାନ ନାମ ଚୟନ କରି, ସେହି ନାମଦ୍ୱାରା ମୁଁ ଭକ୍ତିପୂର୍ବକ ଭଗବାନ ଶଙ୍କରଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ତୁତି କରିଛି। ଯାହାଙ୍କୁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଦି ଦେବତା ଓ ଋଷିମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତତ୍ତ୍ୱତଃ ଜାଣନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ—ସେଇ ସ୍ତବନୀୟ, ଅର୍ଚ୍ଚନୀୟ ଓ ବନ୍ଦନୀୟ ଜଗତ୍ପତି ଶିବଙ୍କୁ କିଏ ଯଥୋଚିତ ସ୍ତୁତି କରିପାରିବ?

Word by Word

• स्तोतव्यम्: to be praised, praiseworthy
• स्तोतव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अर्च्यम्: to be worshipped, worthy of worship
• अर्च्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वन्द्यम्: to be saluted, worthy of reverence
• वन्द्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्तोष्यति: will praise
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जगत्पतिम्: the lord of the world
• जगत्पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)
• श्रीकृष्ण (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• भगवान् शंकर / शिव (Bhagavān Śaṅkara / Śiva)
• ब्रह्मा (Brahmā)
• देवता (the gods)
• ऋषि (the sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches devotional humility: even exalted beings like Brahmā and the ṛṣis cannot fully grasp Śiva’s true essence, so human praise can only be an offering of devotion rather than a complete description of the divine.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses Śrī Kṛṣṇa, explaining that he has offered a hymn to Śiva by selecting prominent divine names, and then emphasizes Śiva’s transcendence by asking rhetorically who could truly praise the Lord of the universe.