Shloka 26

एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations

Rudrāvatāras

Devanagari script

शास्ताऽ ६ जपाद ७ हिर्बुध्न्य ८ श्शंभु ९ श्चण्डो १० भवस्तथा ११

Transliteration

śāstā' 6 japāda 7 hirbudhnya 8 śśaṃbhu 9 ścaṇḍo 10 bhavastathā 11

Translation

These too are His sacred names: Śāstā, Japāda, Hirbudhnya, Śambhu, Caṇḍa, and Bhava.

Word by Word

• शास्ता: Śāstā (the ruler/teacher)
• शास्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (epithet)

• जपादः: Japāda (a name of Rudra)
• जपादः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जपाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (Rudra-name)

• हिर्बुध्न्यः: Hirbudhnya (a name of Rudra)
• हिर्बुध्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिर्बुध्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (Rudra-name)

• शम्भुः: Śambhu
• शम्भुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• चण्डः: Caṇḍa (the fierce one)
• चण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• भवः: Bhava
• भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: śāstā japāda hirbudhnya śaṃbhu caṇḍa bhava

Type: stotra

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents a sequence of Rudra-epithets, teaching that Shiva is simultaneously benevolent (Śambhu) and fierce (Caṇḍa), the supreme Pati who protects devotees and dissolves bondage.

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

Reciting Shiva’s names is Saguna-upasana: the many names point to the one Linga-consciousness, allowing the devotee to approach the formless Pati through accessible divine attributes.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Name-recitation (nāma-japa) and mantra-japa: chant these epithets with devotion, ideally alongside Panchakshara japa and offerings like bilva leaves, cultivating remembrance of Shiva throughout the day.