Shloka 36
साधुवेषद्विजाह्वयावतारकथनम् | Account of the ‘Sādhu-veṣa’ Brahmin-Named Incarnation
Prelude
इति प्रोक्तस्तु ते तात साधुवेषो द्विजाह्वयः । शिवावतारो हि मया देवकार्य्यकरः प्रभो
iti proktastu te tāta sādhuveṣo dvijāhvayaḥ | śivāvatāro hi mayā devakāryyakaraḥ prabho
Así pues, hijo querido, te he hablado de aquel llamado Dvijāhvaya, que llevaba el porte de un santo asceta. En verdad es una encarnación de Śiva, manifestada por mí, oh Señor, para cumplir la obra de los dioses.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It emphasizes that Śiva compassionately assumes a saguna form—here as an ascetic—so divine order (deva-kārya) is fulfilled and beings are guided toward dharma and liberation.
It supports saguna-upāsanā: just as Śiva is worshiped as the Liṅga (a merciful, graspable support for devotion), He also appears as avatāras to make His grace accessible within the world.
Adopt sādhu-bhāva (humility and purity), and worship Śiva in a concrete form—Liṅga-pūjā with Bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—seeking alignment with divine purpose.