Shloka 148
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
९४७ देवासुरेश्वर:--देवताओं और असुरोंके ईश्वर, ९४८ विश्व:--विराट् स्वरूप, ९४९ देवासुरमहेश्वर:--देवताओं और असुरोंके महान् ईश्वर, ९५० सर्वदेवमय:--सम्पूर्ण देवस्वरूप, ९५१ अचिन्त्य:--अचिन्त्यस्वरूप, ९५२ देवतात्मा--देवताओंके अन्तरात्मा, ९५३ आत्मसम्भव:--स्वयम्भू ।।
udbhit trivikramaḥ vaidyo virajo nīrajo 'maraḥ | īḍyo hastīśvaraś caro vyāghro devasiṁho nararṣabhaḥ ||
Disse Vāyu-deva: Ele é Aquele que se manifesta como tudo o que cresce da terra; o Trivikrama que mediu os mundos com três passos; o Médico divino; imaculado e absolutamente puro; imortal. Ele é digno de louvor; Senhor dos elefantes; sempre em movimento e onipresente; o Tigre — feroz em poder; o Leão entre os deuses; e o Touro entre os homens, o mais eminente da humanidade.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reverent recognition of the Supreme through many epithets: as nature’s life (udbhit), as cosmic ruler (trivikrama), as healer (vaidya), and as perfectly pure and deathless (viraja, nīraja, amara). Ethically, it encourages aligning one’s conduct with purity, protection of life, and steadfast strength under dharma.
Vāyu-deva is reciting a praise-liturgy composed of divine names and attributes. The passage functions as a devotional enumeration that identifies the deity with mythic deeds, cosmic functions, and symbols of sovereign power, reinforcing the listener’s faith and orientation toward dharma.