Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 150
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
गुहः कान््तो निज: सर्ग: पवित्र सर्वपावन: । शृद्धी शृज्धप्रियो बभ्ू राजराजो निरामय:
guhaḥ kāntaḥ nijaḥ sargaḥ pavitraḥ sarvapāvanaḥ | śṛṅgī śṛṅgadhapriyo babhū rāja-rājo nirāmayaḥ ||
Wika ni Vāyu: “Siya si Guha (Skanda), ang minamahal at maningning; ang kanyang pagpapakita ay likás na kaugnay ng mismong paglikha. Siya ang sukdulang dalisay at tagapagpadalisay ng lahat. Taglay niya ang sungay na śṛṅgī at kinalulugdan ang matatayog na tuktok; at siya’y nagpakita rin bilang Viṣṇu. Siya ang hari ng mga hari, lubos na walang karamdaman at kapintasan.”
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The verse strings together epithets to emphasize the deity’s moral and spiritual supremacy: absolute purity, the power to purify others, sovereignty (‘king of kings’), and freedom from defect—qualities held up as ideals of divine authority and ethical perfection.
Vāyu is reciting a praise-list (nāma/guṇa-stuti style) describing the deity through multiple names and attributes—identifying him as Guha/Skanda, associating him with lofty mountain abodes, and also linking him with Viṣṇu-like supremacy.