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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 ||

风神伐由说道:“他是阿毗罗摩(Abhirāma),赐喜乐者;是苏罗伽那(Suragaṇa),以诸天之众为身;是毗罗摩(Virāma),令一切作为归于止息者;是萨尔瓦萨达那(Sarvasādhana),可由诸般修持之道而证得者。他是拉拉塔克沙(Lalāṭākṣa),额上具第三眼者;是毗湿瓦提瓦(Viśvadeva),遍满宇宙的神圣临在;是哈利那(Hariṇa),示现为鹿之形;亦是梵辉(Brahmavarcasa),以圣智之光而灿然。”

अभिरामःdelightful, pleasing
अभिरामः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिराम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुरगणःthe host of gods
सुरगणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुरगण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विरामःcessation, rest; the one who is withdrawn
विरामः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविराम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वसाधनःaccomplished by all means; possessing all means
सर्वसाधनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वसाधन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ललाटाक्षःthe one with an eye on the forehead (three-eyed)
ललाटाक्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootललाटाक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विश्वदेवःthe all-god; universal deity
विश्वदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविश्वदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हरिणःdeer; the deer-formed one
हरिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहरिण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मवर्चसःendowed with brahmanic radiance/holy splendor
ब्रह्मवर्चसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मवर्चस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
S
Suragaṇa (host of gods)
L
Lalāṭākṣa (the third-eyed deity, i.e., Śiva by epithet)
V
Viśvadeva (as an epithet)
H
Hariṇa (deer-form, as an epithet)

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.