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
அன்பு மகனே, துறவி வேடம் கொண்ட ‘த்விஜாஹ்வய’ என அழைக்கப்பட்டவரைப் பற்றி நான் உனக்குச் சொன்னேன். ஓ பிரபுவே, அவர் என் மூலம் வெளிப்பட்ட சிவாவதாரம்; தேவர்களின் பணியை நிறைவேற்றுபவர்.
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.