Shloka 4

एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations

Rudrāvatāras

Devanagari script

सुनुत्वा तं सुरास्सर्व्वे कृत्वा विज्ञप्तिमादरात् । सर्वं निवेदयामा स्स्वदुःखन्तत्पराजयम्

Transliteration

sunutvā taṃ surāssarvve kṛtvā vijñaptimādarāt | sarvaṃ nivedayāmā ssvaduḥkhantatparājayam

Translation

ครั้นได้ฟังดังนั้น เหล่าเทพทั้งปวงจึงกราบทูลด้วยความเคารพ และทูลแจ้งทุกประการ—ทั้งความทุกข์ของตนและความพ่ายแพ้ที่ได้รับ

Word by Word

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund); पाठान्तर-सम्भावना: ‘सुनुत्वा’ इति रूपं सम्भवतः ‘श्रुत्वा’ (having heard)

• tam: him/that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• surāḥ: the gods
• surāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण of 'surāḥ'

• kṛtvā: having made/done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• vijñaptim: a petition, request
• vijñaptim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vijñapti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ādarāt: out of respect
• ādarāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); हेत्वर्थे (in sense of cause)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• nivedayāmaḥ: we report/submit
• nivedayāmaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-vid (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• sva-duḥkham: our own suffering
• sva-duḥkham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘स्वस्य दुःखम्’

• tat-parājayam: that defeat
• tat-parājayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + parājaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘तस्य पराजयः’ (their defeat/that defeat)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge): even the devas, when afflicted and defeated, approach with humility and truthful confession—an essential Shaiva Siddhanta attitude for receiving Śiva’s grace (anugraha).

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

The verse sets the narrative ground for Saguna worship: the devas submit their plight to the compassionate Lord who responds to sincere petition, often through manifest forms (including Linga-centric worship) to restore dharma.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The takeaway is reverent supplication: approach Śiva with humility, confess one’s distress without concealment, and combine prayer with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as an act of surrender.