Shloka 13
एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations
Rudrāvatāras
कश्यप उवाच । देवदेव महेशान शरणागतवत्सल । सर्वेश्वरः परात्मा त्वं ध्यानगम्योद्वयोऽव्ययः
kaśyapa uvāca | devadeva maheśāna śaraṇāgatavatsala | sarveśvaraḥ parātmā tvaṃ dhyānagamyodvayo'vyayaḥ
Kaśyapa thưa: “Ôi Thần của các thần, ôi Mahēśāna, Đấng thương yêu kẻ nương tựa! Ngài là Chúa tể muôn loài, là Tối Thượng Ngã—đạt được nhờ thiền định—bất nhị và bất hoại.”
Kashyapa
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Mantra: देवदेव महेशान शरणागतवत्सल । सर्वेश्वरः परात्मा त्वं ध्यानगम्योद्वयोऽव्ययः
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It declares Shiva as Pati—the Supreme Self and Lord of all—who is realized by dhyāna and approached through śaraṇāgati (surrender), affirming his non-dual, imperishable nature.
Though Shiva is described as non-dual and beyond change, he is lovingly approached as “Devadeva” and “Śaraṇāgatavatsala,” supporting Saguna devotion (including Liṅga worship) as a valid doorway to realizing the Nirguna Supreme.
The verse points to dhyāna (meditative contemplation of Shiva) combined with śaraṇāgati; a practical takeaway is steady japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) as a meditation-supporting discipline.