Shloka 38
यक्षेश्वरावतारः (Yakṣeśvara-Avatāra) and the Nīlakaṇṭha Paradigm in the Churning of the Ocean
यक्षेश्वरस्वरूपेण सर्वेषां नो मदो हृतः । इतो मन्यामहे तत्तेनुग्रहो हि कृपालुना
yakṣeśvarasvarūpeṇa sarveṣāṃ no mado hṛtaḥ | ito manyāmahe tattenugraho hi kṛpālunā
یَکشیشور کا روپ دھار کر پروردگار نے ہم سب کا غرور دور کر دیا۔ اس سے ہم سمجھتے ہیں کہ یہ یقیناً رحم دل پر بھو کی ہم پر عنایت ہے۔
Devotees/attendants addressing one another (narrative voice within Shatarudrasaṃhitā, as relayed by Suta Goswami)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; this is an avatāra-līlā where Śiva appears as Yakṣeśvara to humble devas and remove their mada (ego).
Significance: Didactic: teaches that humility and surrender invite Śiva’s anugraha; pride is removed as a form of grace.
Mantra: यक्षेश्वरस्वरूपेण सर्वेषां नो मदो हृतः । इतो मन्यामहे तत्तेनुग्रहो हि कृपालुना
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights Shiva’s anugraha (grace) as the removal of mada (ego-pride), showing that inner purification is a direct sign of the compassionate Lord’s favor.
Shiva is praised here in a specific manifest form (Yakṣeśvara), affirming Saguna worship: the devotee recognizes divine compassion through tangible transformation—especially the softening of ego before the Lord (as in Linga-bhakti and surrender).
A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with bhāva of humility, coupled with self-examination to relinquish pride—treating ego-reduction as the fruit of Shiva’s grace.