Shloka 11
साधुवेषद्विजाह्वयावतारकथनम् | Account of the ‘Sādhu-veṣa’ Brahmin-Named Incarnation
Prelude
गुरुरुवाच । कश्चिन्मध्ये च युष्माकं गच्छेच्छैलान्तिकं सुराः । सम्पादयेत्स्वाभिमतमहं तत्कर्तुमक्षमः
gururuvāca | kaścinmadhye ca yuṣmākaṃ gacchecchailāntikaṃ surāḥ | sampādayetsvābhimatamahaṃ tatkartumakṣamaḥ
คุรุกล่าวว่า “โอ้เหล่าเทพ จงให้ผู้หนึ่งในหมู่พวกท่านไปยังเชิงเขาและทำกิจที่ปรารถนาให้สำเร็จ; ข้าพเจ้าไม่อาจทำภารกิจนั้นได้”
Guru (a preceptor addressing the devas)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights dharmic humility and discernment: even a revered guide admits limitation and directs the appropriate person to act, showing that success in sacred aims comes through right fitness (adhikāra) and proper guidance.
Though the verse is about sending someone to a mountain region, such settings in Shaiva narratives commonly indicate a sacred kṣetra where Saguna Shiva is approached through pilgrimage, worship, and service; the instruction supports taking concrete steps toward Shiva’s grace rather than mere intention.
The takeaway is action guided by a guru: proceed to the sacred place with devotion, and support the aim with Shaiva discipline—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple purity practices—so the intended spiritual objective is “accomplished.”