एकादशरुद्रावतारकथनम् / Account of the Eleven Rudra Manifestations
Rudrāvatāras
भूत्वा मम सुतो नाथ देवा यक्षाः पराजिताः । दैत्यैर्महाबलैश्शम्भो सुरानन्दप्रदो भव
bhūtvā mama suto nātha devā yakṣāḥ parājitāḥ | daityairmahābalaiśśambho surānandaprado bhava
Ôi Chúa tể, xin Ngài trở thành con trai của con. Chư Thiên và các Yakṣa đã bị những Dāṇava hùng mạnh đánh bại. Ôi Śambhu, xin Ngài trở thành đấng ban niềm vui và sự vững lòng cho chư thần.
Brahmā (petitioning Lord Śiva to incarnate)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Rudra
Sthala Purana: General purāṇic motif: Brahmā petitions Śiva to manifest for restoring deva-order when devas/yakṣas are oppressed by daityas; Śiva’s descent is framed as protective intervention rather than karmic compulsion.
Type: stotra
It shows Śiva’s compassion: though transcendent (Pati), He willingly assumes a manifest, personal form for the protection of dharma and the relief of suffering beings.
The verse emphasizes Saguna grace—Śiva responding to prayer and taking form—while Linga-worship preserves the truth that the same Śambhu remains the formless Supreme even when He incarnates.
A direct takeaway is earnest śaraṇāgati (refuge) through japa of the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” praying to Śambhu to remove defeat, fear, and inner asuric tendencies.