19 incarnations of Lord Shiva

Many incarnations of Lord Shiva are described in Shiva Mahapuran, but very few people know about these incarnations. According to religious texts, Lord Shiva had 19 incarnations. Let us know about the 19 incarnations of Shiva.

1- Virbhadra Avatar

This incarnation of Lord Shiva took place when Daksh
Mother Sati sacrificed her body in the yagya organized
did. When Lord Shiva came to know about this
In anger he uprooted a lock of hair from his head and
Slammed it angrily on the mountain. The fearsome Veerbhadra appeared from the front part of that hair. This incarnation of Shiva destroyed Daksh’s yajna and gave him death sentence by cutting off Daksh’s head.

2- Pippalada Avatar

Pippalad incarnation of Lord Shiva has great importance in human life. The relief from Shani’s pain was possible only by the grace of Pippalad. The story is that Pippalad asked the gods
Asked- What is the reason that my father Dadhichi before birth
Just left me and went away? Gods told about Shanigraha
Such a problem was created due to vision. Pippalad hearing this
Became very angry. He predicted Saturn’s fall from the constellation
Cursed. Due to the effect of the curse, Saturn started falling from the sky at the same time. On the prayer of the gods, Pippalad forgave Shani on the condition that Shani would not harm anyone from birth till the age of 16 years. Since then, just by remembering Pippalad, the pain of Shani goes away. According to Shiva Mahapuran, Brahma himself had named this incarnation of Shiva.

3- Nandi Avatar

Lord Shankar represents all living beings.
Nandishwar incarnation of Lord Shankar also says the same thing.
While following, he gives the message of love to all living beings. Nandi (bull) is a symbol of Karma, which means Karma is the basic mantra of life.The story of this incarnation is as follows – Shilad Muni was celibate. Seeing the end of the dynasty, his ancestors asked Shilad to produce children. Shilad has
Lord Shiva with the wish to have a childless and deathless child.
Did penance. Then Lord Shankar himself blessed Shilad to be born as a son. After some time, while plowing the land, Shilad found a child born from the land. Shilad named him Nandi. Lord Shankar made Nandi his Ganadhyaksha. In this way Nandi became Nandishwar. Nandi was married to Suyasha, daughter of the Maruts.

4. Bhairav ​​Avatar

In Shiv Mahapuran, Bhairav ​​is the full form of God Shankar.
It has been told. Once by the magic of Lord Shankar
Brahma and Vishnu were impressed and considered themselves superior.
Engaged. Then a man’s figure was seen there amidst the beam of light.Seeing him, Brahmaji said – Chandrashekhar, you are my son. Therefore, come to me for shelter. Lord Shankar got angry after hearing such words of Brahma. He said to that male figure – Because of your beauty like Kaal, you are the real King of Kaal. Because of being fierce, he is Bhairav.After receiving these boons from Lord Shankar, Kalbhairav ​​cut off the fifth head of Brahma with his finger nail. By cutting off the fifth head of Brahma, Bhairav ​​became guilty of the sin of Brahmahatya. In Kashi, Bhairav ​​got freedom from the sin of Brahmahatya. Devotion to Bhairav ​​has been said to be mandatory for the people of Kashi.

5- Ashwatthama

According to Mahabharata, son of Dronacharya, the Guru of Pandavas.
Ashwatthama period, anger, Yama and part incarnation of Lord Shankar.
Were. Acharya Drona wished to get Lord Shankar as his son.
He did severe penance and Lord Shiva blessed him
It was given that he would be incarnated as his son.When the time came, Savantika Rudra incarnated from his part as Ashwatthama, the powerful son of Drona. It is believed that Ashwatthama is immortal and he still resides on earth. According to Shivmahapuran (Shatrudra Samhita-37), Ashwatthama is still alive and he resides on the banks of Ganga, but it has not been told where his residence is.

6- Sharabhavtar

Sharbhavathar is the sixth incarnation of Lord Shankar. In Sharabhavatar, Lord Shankar’s form was half of a deer and the rest of the Sharabha bird (an eight-legged animal mentioned in the Puranas which was more powerful than a lion). In this incarnation, Lord Shankar had calmed the anger of Lord Narasimha.There is a story of Shiva’s incarnation in Lingapuran, his
According to this, Lord Vishnu had taken the incarnation of Nrisimha to kill Hiranyakashipu. After the killing of Hiranyakashipu
Even when the anger of Lord Narasimha was not calmed down, the deity
Reached Lord Shiva.Then Lord Shiva Sharbhavatara
Took it and in this form he reached Lord Narasimha and praised him, but Narasimha’s anger subsided.
not done. Seeing this, Lord Shiva in the form of Sharabha wrapped Narasimha in his tail and flew away. Then somewhere the anger of Lord Narasimha subsided. He apologized to Sharabhavtar
He prayed and praised him with great humility.

7- Grihapati Avatar

Grihapati is the seventh incarnation of Lord Shankar. its story
It is as follows- There was a city named Dharampur on the banks of Narmada. There lived a sage named Vishwanar and his wife Shuchishmati.Shuchishmati for a long time
Being childless, one day she wished to have a son like Shiva from her husband. to fulfill wife’s wishes
Sage Vishwanar came to Kashi for this. Here he severely
Worshiped Veeresh Linga of Lord Shiva through penance.One day the sage saw a child in the middle of Veeresh Linga.
Gave. The sage worshiped Shiva in child form. their
Pleased with the worship, Lord Shankar took birth from the womb of Shuchishmati.
Gave the boon of taking incarnation.purity in time
She became pregnant and Lord Shankar appeared in the form of a son from the womb of Shuchishmati. It is said that grandfather Brahma had named that child Grihapati.

8- Rishi Durvasa

Sage Durvasa in various incarnations of Lord Shankar
Avatar is also important. According to religious texts, Sati Anusuiya’s husband Maharishi Atri married his wife as per the instructions of Brahma.
Along with this, he performed severe penance on Rikshakul mountain with the desire of having a son. Pleased with his penance, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh came to his ashram.He said – From our share you will have three sons, who will be famous in Triloki and parents.
Will increase the fame of. When the time came, the moon was born from Brahmaji’s part. From the part of Vishnu, Dattatreya, who popularized the best method of renunciation, was born and from the part of Rudra, Munivar Durvasa was born.

9- Hanuman

Hanuman incarnation of Lord Shiva is the best among all incarnations.
It is assumed. In this incarnation Lord Shankar took the form of a monkey. According to Shivmahapuran, gods and
Mohini form of Vishnu distributing nectar to demons
Seeing this, Lord Shiva became lustful and
Ejaculated.The seven sages stored that semen in some leaves. When the time came, the seven sages placed the semen of Lord Shiva in the womb of Anjani, the wife of monkey king Kesari, through the ear, from which the extremely bright and powerful Shri Hanumanji was born.

10- Taurus Avatar

Lord Shankar incarnated as Vrishabha in special circumstances.
Had taken. In this incarnation Lord Shankar gave birth to the sons of Vishnu.
Had massacred. According to religious texts, when Lord Vishnu
When he went to Hades to kill the demons, he found many
Moon faced women were seen.Vishnu had fun with her and gave birth to many sons. These sons of Vishnu created a lot of trouble from the underworld to the earth. Frightened by them, Brahmaji went to Lord Shiva along with the sages and started praying for protection. Then Lord Shankar took the form of Taurus and killed the sons of Vishnu.

11- Yatinath Avatar

Lord Shankar had propounded the importance of guest by taking the incarnation of Yatinath. He guest in this incarnation
By becoming a Bhil couple, they had tested them, due to which
The Bhil couple lost their lives. of religious scriptures
According to this, a Shiva devotee Ahuk-Ahuka Bhil couple lived near Arbudachal mountain.Once Lord Shankar came to his house in the guise of Yatinath. He expressed his desire to spend the night at the Bhil couple’s house. Ahuka, reminding her husband of the dignity of a householder, proposed to spend the night outside with her bow and arrow herself and let the Yeti rest in the house. In this way Ahuk went out with the bow and arrow.early morning
Ahuka and Yeti saw that the wild animals had
Has killed. Yatinath became very sad on this. Then Ahuka calmed him down and told him not to mourn. It is a religion to sacrifice one’s life in serving guests and we are blessed by following it. When Ahuka started burning in the fire of her husband, Lord Shiva appeared to her and blessed her to meet her husband again in the next life.

12- Krishnadarshan Avatar

Lord Shiva in this incarnation performed religious activities like Yagya etc.
Importance has been explained. Thus this incarnation is completely religious
Is a symbol of. Ikshvakuvanshiya according to religious texts
King Nabhag was born in the ninth generation of Shraddhadev.When Nabhag, who had gone to Gurukul to study, did not return for a long time, his brothers divided the kingdom among themselves. When Nabhag came to know about this, he went to his father. The father told Nabhag to remove the attachment of the yagya-oriented Brahmins by completing their yagya and get their wealth. Then Nabhag reached the sacrificial ground and pronounced the Vaishya Dev Sukta clearly.
The yagya was performed by.Angarik Brahmin gave the remaining money of the yagya to Nabhag and went to heaven. At the same time, Lord Shiva appeared in the form of Krishna and said that he has the right over the residual wealth of the Yagya. When there was a dispute, Lord Shiva in the form of Krishna asked him to get the decision from his father.When Nabhag asked, Shraddhadev said – That man is Lord Shankar. The remains of the Yagya belong to him only. Obeying his father’s words, Nabhag praised Lord Shiva.

13- Avadhoot Avatar

Lord Shankar had crushed Indra’s ego by taking Avadhoot incarnation. According to religious texts, once Indra along with Jupiter and other gods went to Mount Kailash to have darshan of Lord Shankar. To test Indra, Shankarji took the form of Avadhoot and blocked his path.Even when Indra disobediently asked the man for his introduction, he remained silent. Angered by this, as soon as Indra tried to release his thunderbolt to attack Avadhoot, his hand became paralyzed. Seeing this, Brihaspati recognized Lord Shiva and praised Avadhoot in many ways, due to which Lord Shiva was pleased and forgave Indra.

14- Bhikshuvarya Avatar

Lord Shankar is the god of gods. every person born in this world
They are also protectors of living beings. Lord Shankar’s monk
This is the message that Avatar gives. Vidarbha according to religious texts
King Satyaratha was killed by the enemies.her pregnant
The wife saved her life by hiding from the enemies. When the time came, she gave birth to a son. When the queen went to the lake to drink water, the crocodile ate her as its food. Then the child started suffering from hunger and thirst. Meanwhile, with the inspiration of Lord Shiva, a beggar woman reached there.Then Lord Shiva took the form of a beggar and killed the beggar woman.
Introduced the child and its upbringing
Gave instructions and also said that this child Vidarbha
Naresh is the son of Satyaratha. Saying all this, Shiva in the form of a beggar showed the beggar woman in his real form.
Shown. As per the orders of Shiva, the beggar woman gave birth to that child.
Nurtured.When that child grew up,
By the grace of Lord Shiva, he defeated his enemies and regained his power.
Received the state.

15- Sureshwar Avatar

Sureshwar (Indra) incarnation of Lord Shankar shows his love towards the devotee. In this incarnation, Lord Shankar was pleased with the devotion of a small child Upamanyu and blessed him with his supreme devotion and immortality. According to religious texts, Vyaghrapada’s son Upamanyu grew up in his maternal uncle’s house. He was always restless with the desire for milk.His mother asked him to seek refuge in Lord Shiva to fulfill his wish. On this, Upamanyu went into the forest and started chanting Om Namah Shivay. Lord Shiva appeared before him in the form of Sureshwar (Indra) and started criticizing Lord Shiva in many ways. Enraged at this, Upamanyu stood up to kill Indra.Seeing Upamanyu’s strong strength and unshakable faith in himself
Lord Shiva showed him his true form and
Provided him with an immortal ocean like the ocean of milk.
On his prayer, Lord Shiva blessed him with utmost devotion.
Also given the post.

16- Kirat Avatar

Lord Shankar in Kirat incarnation killed Pandu’s son Arjun.
Took a test of bravery. According to Mahabharata
Kauravas usurped the kingdom of Pandavas by deceit and
Pandavas had to go on exile.during exile
When Arjun was doing penance to please Lord Shankar, a demon named Mud sent by Duryodhana arrived there in the form of a pig to kill Arjun.
Arjuna hit the boar with his arrow, at the same time
Lord Shankar also took the form of Kirat and shot an arrow at the same boar.Due to Shiva’s alchemy, Arjun could not recognize him and started saying that the boar was killed by his arrow. There was a dispute between the two on this. Arjun fought with Shiva in Kirat attire. Seeing Arjun’s bravery, Lord Shiva became pleased and came in his true form and blessed Arjun for victory over the Kauravas.

17- Suntanartak Avatar

Parvati’s father takes his daughter’s hand from Himachal
To ask for it, Lord Shiva had donned the guise of a sun dancer.Shivji reached Himachal’s house in the form of a nut with Damru in his hand and started dancing. Nataraja Shivji danced so beautifully and gracefully that everyone became happy.When Himachal asked Nataraja to beg for alms
Nataraja Shiva asked for Parvati in alms. This
But Himachalraj became very angry. Nataraja after some time
Disguised Shiva himself shows his form to Parvati.
gone. Upon his departure Maina and Himachal got divine knowledge.
It happened and he decided to give Parvati to Lord Shiva.
Did.

18- Brahmachari Avatar

When Sati died in the Himalayas after sacrificing her life in Daksh’s yagya
If you are born in a family then to get Lord Shiva as your husband.
Performed severe penance. To test Parvati
Lord Shiva approached him in the guise of a celibate.Parvati saw the celibate and worshiped him duly.
When the celibate asked Parvati the purpose of her penance and
On knowing, they started criticizing Shiva and the crematorium residents
And also said Kapalik.Parvati became very angry after hearing this.
Happened. Seeing Parvati’s devotion and love, Shiva gave her
Showed his true nature. Parvati was very happy to see this
Was pleased.

19- Yaksha Avatar

Yaksha incarnation Shivaji rejected the unfair and false teachings of the gods.
Worn to remove pride. Religion
According to the scriptures, when a terrible poison came out during the churning of the ocean by gods and demons, Lord Shankar took that poison and kept it in his throat.After this the nectar pot came out. By drinking the nectar, not only did all the gods become immortal but they also became proud that they were the most powerful. To break this pride of the gods, Lord Shiva took the form of Yaksha and placed a straw in front of the gods and asked them to cut it. Even with all their might, the gods could not cut that straw. Then a voice came from the sky that this Yaksha was Lord Shankar, the destroyer of all pride. All the gods praised Lord Shankar and apologized for their crime..!!

Om Namah Shivay