Shloka 151
रुद्र-स्तवराजः (Rudra-Stavarāja) — Exempla of Śiva’s Boons and the Hymn’s Phalaśruti
अभिराम: सुरगणो विराम: सर्वसाधन: । ललाटाक्षो विश्वदेवो हरिणो ब्रह्म॒वर्चस:
abhirāmaḥ suragaṇo virāmaḥ sarvasādhanaḥ | lalāṭākṣo viśvadevo hariṇo brahmavarcasaḥ ||
Wika ni Vāyu-deva: “Siya si Abhirāma, tagapagbigay-lugod; si Suragaṇa, na katawan ng kapulungan ng mga diyos; si Virāma, na nagpapatahimik sa lahat ng pagkilos; si Sarvasādhana, na maaabot sa bawat paraan ng disiplina sa espiritu. Siya si Lalāṭākṣa, tagapagdala ng ikatlong mata sa noo; si Viśvadeva, ang banal na presensiyang lumalaganap sa buong sansinukob; si Hariṇa, na nagpapakita sa anyo ng usa; at si Brahmavarcasa, na nagniningning sa karilagan ng sagradong kaalaman.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reverent recognition of the Divine through many names and attributes: the same supreme reality can be approached as joy-giving, all-pervading, the goal of every discipline, and as the awe-inspiring third-eyed lord—encouraging inclusive devotion and steadiness in dharma.
Vāyu-deva is reciting a sequence of divine epithets as part of a praise-context, enumerating names that describe the deity’s cosmic nature, ascetic accessibility, and iconic features (like the third eye), thereby intensifying the devotional and ethical atmosphere of the discourse.