Shloka 13
एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations
Rudrāvatāras
कश्यप उवाच । देवदेव महेशान शरणागतवत्सल । सर्वेश्वरः परात्मा त्वं ध्यानगम्योद्वयोऽव्ययः
kaśyapa uvāca | devadeva maheśāna śaraṇāgatavatsala | sarveśvaraḥ parātmā tvaṃ dhyānagamyodvayo'vyayaḥ
കശ്യപൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവദേവ മഹേശാന, ശരണാഗതവത്സല! നീ സർവേശ്വരനും പരമാത്മാവും ആകുന്നു; ധ്യാനഗമ്യൻ, അദ്വയൻ, അവ്യയൻ.
Kashyapa
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: देवदेव महेशान शरणागतवत्सल । सर्वेश्वरः परात्मा त्वं ध्यानगम्योद्वयोऽव्ययः
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati—the Supreme Self and Lord of all—who is realized by dhyāna and approached through śaraṇāgati (surrender), affirming his non-dual, imperishable nature.
Though Shiva is described as non-dual and beyond change, he is lovingly approached as “Devadeva” and “Śaraṇāgatavatsala,” supporting Saguna devotion (including Liṅga worship) as a valid doorway to realizing the Nirguna Supreme.
The verse points to dhyāna (meditative contemplation of Shiva) combined with śaraṇāgati; a practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a meditation-supporting discipline.