Shloka 20

एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations

Rudrāvatāras

Devanagari script

भूत्वा मम सुतो नाथ देवा यक्षाः पराजिताः । दैत्यैर्महाबलैश्शम्भो सुरानन्दप्रदो भव

Transliteration

bhūtvā mama suto nātha devā yakṣāḥ parājitāḥ | daityairmahābalaiśśambho surānandaprado bhava

Translation

O Lord, become my son. The Devas and the Yakṣas have been defeated by the mighty Dāṇavas; O Śambhu, become the giver of joy and reassurance to the gods.

Word by Word

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriyā (क्रियासम्बन्ध/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• यक्षाः: the yakṣas
• यक्षाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• पराजिताः: defeated
• पराजिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराजित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• दैत्यैः: by the demons
• दैत्यैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• महा-बलैः: mighty/very strong
• महा-बलैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् बलं येषाम्/महाबलाः)

• शम्भो: O Śambhu
• शम्भो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सुर-आनन्द-प्रदः: giver of joy to the gods
• सुर-आनन्द-प्रदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्राय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (सुराणाम् आनन्दं प्रददाति)

• भव: become / be
• भव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (petitioning Lord Śiva to incarnate)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: General purāṇic motif: Brahmā petitions Śiva to manifest for restoring deva-order when devas/yakṣas are oppressed by daityas; Śiva’s descent is framed as protective intervention rather than karmic compulsion.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Devas
• Yakshas
• Daityas

FAQs

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

It shows Śiva’s compassion: though transcendent (Pati), He willingly assumes a manifest, personal form for the protection of dharma and the relief of suffering beings.

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

The verse emphasizes Saguna grace—Śiva responding to prayer and taking form—while Linga-worship preserves the truth that the same Śambhu remains the formless Supreme even when He incarnates.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A direct takeaway is earnest śaraṇāgati (refuge) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” praying to Śambhu to remove defeat, fear, and inner asuric tendencies.