Shloka 12
एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations
Rudrāvatāras
दृष्ट्वाथ तं महेशानं स प्रणम्य कृताञ्जलिः । तुष्टाव कश्यपो हृष्टो देवतातः प्रस न्नधीः
dṛṣṭvātha taṃ maheśānaṃ sa praṇamya kṛtāñjaliḥ | tuṣṭāva kaśyapo hṛṣṭo devatātaḥ prasa nnadhīḥ
ثمّ لمّا أبصر مَهِيشَانَ، الربَّ العظيم، انحنى كَشْيَپَ—أبو الآلهة وسَلَفُهم—وسجد بيدين مضمومتين. وقد غمرته البهجة وسكنت نفسه رِضًا، فشرع يُنشد تسابيح الثناء للربّ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Type: stotra
FAQs
It highlights the Shaiva path of grace: true darśana of Maheshana naturally culminates in humility (praṇāma) and praise (stuti), showing that a purified, serene mind becomes fit to receive Shiva’s anugraha (liberating favor).
The verse models Saguna-upāsanā: encountering Shiva in a knowable form leads to reverent gestures—joined palms, bowing, and hymns—core elements of Linga worship where devotion is expressed through namaskāra and stotra.
Practice añjali-mudrā with namaskāra, followed by stotra-pāṭha; as a meditative takeaway, steady the mind into prasannatā (calm clarity) while repeating a Shiva mantra such as the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya).