Shloka 30
अवधूतेश्वरलीला (Avadhūteśvara-līlā) — Śiva Tests Indra’s Pride on the Way to Kailāsa
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे तृतीयायां शतरुद्रसंहितायां नन्दी श्वरसनत्कुमारसंवादे अवधूतेश्वरशिवावतारचरित्रवर्णनं नाम त्रिंशोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe tṛtīyāyāṃ śatarudrasaṃhitāyāṃ nandī śvarasanatkumārasaṃvāde avadhūteśvaraśivāvatāracaritravarṇanaṃ nāma triṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, no Terceiro Livro, a Śatarudra Saṃhitā—no diálogo entre Nandīśvara e Sanatkumāra—encerra-se o trigésimo capítulo, intitulado: “Descrição da vida e dos feitos da encarnação de Śiva conhecida como Avadhūteśvara”.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Nandishvara; colophon concluding the chapter)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
This is a chapter-colophon that seals the teaching by naming the avatāra-līlā discussed—Avadhūteśvara—pointing to Śiva as Pati (the liberating Lord) who appears in saguna form to awaken detachment (avadhūta-bhāva) and lead beings toward mokṣa.
By explicitly identifying a Śiva-avatāra narrative within the Śatarudra Saṃhitā, it supports saguna-upāsanā: devotees contemplate Śiva’s manifest forms and deeds as valid means to approach the same nirguna Reality, often centered in practice on Liṅga worship, mantra-japa, and devotion.
The title “Avadhūteśvara” suggests adopting avadhūta-like inner renunciation: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), simple disciplined worship (including bhasma/Tripuṇḍra where appropriate), and meditation on Śiva as the inner Guru who cuts bondage (pāśa).