Shloka 19

एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations

Rudrāvatāras

Devanagari script

पुत्रदुःखैश्च देवेश दुःखितोऽहं विशेषतः । सुखिनं कुरु मामीश सहाय स्त्वन्दिवौकसाम्

Transliteration

putraduḥkhaiśca deveśa duḥkhito'haṃ viśeṣataḥ | sukhinaṃ kuru māmīśa sahāya stvandivaukasām

Translation

O Lord of the gods, I am deeply afflicted—most of all by the sorrows brought by my sons. O Īśa, make me joyful; for You are the helper and refuge of the dwellers of heaven.

Word by Word

• पुत्र-दुःखैः: by/with (my) son's sorrows
• पुत्र-दुःखैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रस्य दुःखम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• देवेश: O Lord of the gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् ईशः)

• दुःखितः: afflicted/sorrowful
• दुःखितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle sense: 'afflicted')

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• सुखिनम्: happy
• सुखिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate object)

• कुरु: make
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• ईश: O Lord
• ईश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सहायः: a helper/ally
• सहायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दिवौकसाम्: of the dwellers in heaven (gods)
• दिवौकसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवौकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासः (दिवि ओकः यस्य/येषाम्)

Speaker

An afflicted deva (heaven-dweller) praying to Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati (surrender): even celestial beings, bound by karma and sorrow, seek Pati (Śiva) as the compassionate Lord who removes duḥkha and grants inner peace and auspiciousness.

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

The prayer is directed to Saguna Śiva as Deveśa/Īśa—approachable through devotion, stotra, and Linga-worship—affirming Shiva as the active protector who responds to sincere supplication.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is humble prayer with japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and devotional Linga-pūjā, seeking Shiva’s grace to transform grief into steadiness and contentment.