Shloka 155
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
Devanagari script
भक््त्या त्वेवं पुरस्कृत्य मया यज्ञपतिर्विभु:
Transliteration
bhaktyā tvevaṁ puraskṛtya mayā yajñapatir vibhuḥ
Translation
భక్తితో నేను ఈ విధంగా సర్వశక్తిమంతుడైన యజ్ఞపతి ప్రభువును ముందుంచాను—యజ్ఞానికి పరమాధిపతిగా ఆయనను గౌరవించాను।
Word by Word
भक्त्याwith devotion
भक्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
एवम्thus/in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
पुरस्कृत्यhaving placed in front / having honored
पुरस्कृत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootपुरस्-कृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
यज्ञपतिःthe lord of the sacrifice
यज्ञपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विभुःthe all-powerful/sovereign one
विभुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)य
यज्ञपति (Yajñapati—Lord of sacrifice)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Devotion (bhakti) should lead religious action: the sacrifice becomes meaningful when the divine Lord of the sacrifice is placed foremost, indicating inner reverence is primary over mere external performance.
Vāyudeva speaks of his own act of honouring the presiding Lord of sacrifice—placing Him at the forefront—framing the rite as guided by devotion and recognition of the supreme divine authority behind the ritual.