Shloka 10

एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations

Rudrāvatāras

Devanagari script

अथ प्रादुरभूच्छम्भुर्वरन्दातुन्तदर्षये । स्वपदासक्तमनसे दीनबन्धुस्सतांगतिः

Transliteration

atha prādurabhūcchambhurvarandātuntadarṣaye | svapadāsaktamanase dīnabandhussatāṃgatiḥ

Translation

Then Śambhu—ever the bestower of boons—manifested before that ṛṣi whose mind was firmly devoted to His feet; for He is the friend of the distressed and the refuge of the righteous.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (indeclinable particle: then/now)

• प्रादुरभूत्: appeared
• प्रादुरभूत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) + प्रादुस् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg); उपसर्ग/अव्यययोगः ‘प्रादुर्’ = प्रकटताम् (appeared)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), प्रथमा (Nom.1), एकवचन (sg)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n), द्वितीया (Acc.2), एकवचन (sg)

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to give’ (दातुम्)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n), द्वितीया (Acc.2), एकवचन (sg); विशेषणम् (demonstrative: that)

• ऋषये: to the sage
• ऋषये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), चतुर्थी (Dat.4), एकवचन (sg)

• स्वपदासक्तमनसे: to him whose mind was attached to his own feet
• स्वपदासक्तमनसे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + पद + आसक्त + मनस् (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), चतुर्थी (Dat.4), एकवचन (sg); समासः (तत्पुरुष): स्वपदे आसक्तं मनः यस्य (one whose mind is attached to his own feet/position); विशेषणम् (qualifying the sage)

• दीनबन्धुः: protector of the distressed
• दीनबन्धुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीन + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), प्रथमा (Nom.1), एकवचन (sg); समासः (तत्पुरुष): दीनानां बन्धुः (friend/kinsman of the poor)

• सताम्: of the good (saints)
• सताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m), षष्ठी (Gen.6), बहुवचन (pl)

• गतिः: refuge/destination
• गतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f), प्रथमा (Nom.1), एकवचन (sg)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: This is a prādurbhāva (manifestation) scene: Śiva appears as boon-giver to the tapasvin; it is not framed as a Jyotirliṅga emergence narrative.

Significance: Śiva’s appearance embodies anugraha: the Lord responds to sustained devotion, becoming ‘dīnabandhu’ (protector of the afflicted) and ‘satāṃ gatiḥ’ (refuge of the good).

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that when the mind is anchored in devotion to Śiva’s feet, Śiva’s grace becomes immediate—He reveals Himself as the compassionate refuge of the virtuous and the distressed.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva’s accessible compassion—He ‘appears’ to devotees. In Linga worship, this same nearness is sought through steady bhakti, inviting Śiva’s presence and blessing.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Single-pointed remembrance and surrender at Śiva’s feet—practically expressed through daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and focused pūjā with a devotional mind.