19 incarnations of Lord Shiva

Many incarnations of Lord Shiva are described in the Shiv Mahapuran, but very few people know about these incarnations. According to Hindu scriptures, there were 19 avatars of Lord Shiva. Learn about the 19 avatars of Lord Shiva.
1 – Virbhadra Avatar
This incarnation of Lord Shiva took place when Daksha
Mata Sati sacrificed her body in the yagna.
had done. When Lord Shiva came to know about it,
He plucked a bandage from his head in anger and
He leaped up the mountain in anger. From the east of that jata appeared Mahabhanyakara Virabhadra. This incarnation of Shiva destroyed Daksha’s sacrifice and sentenced him to death by cutting off Daksha’s head.
2 – Pippalad Avatar
The Pippalada avatar of Lord Shiva has great significance in human life. The relief of Shani suffering was possible only by the grace of Pippalada. The story goes that Pippalada asked the gods
Asked – What is the reason that my father Dadhichi before birth
Have you left me? The gods said that Saturn
This is because of the vision. Listen to this
Very angry. He fell from the constellation of Saturn
cursed. Under the influence of the curse, Saturn began to fall from the sky at the same time. On the prayer of the gods, Pippalada forgave Shani on the condition that Shani would not trouble anyone from birth to 16 years of age. From then on, the mere remembrance of Pippalada removes Shani’s pain. According to the legend, it was Lord Brahma who named this avatar of Lord Shiva.
3 – Nandi Avatar
Lord Shankar represents all living entities.
The Nandi avatar of Lord Shankar is also the same.
Following 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 – Silada Muni was a brahmachari. Seeing the end of the dynasty, their forefathers asked Shilad to produce offspring. Shilad
Lord Shiva with the wish of Ionize and deathless offspring
of penance. Then Lord Shankar himself gave the boon of being born as a son to Shilad. After some time, while ploughing the land, Shilad found a child born from the land. Shilad named him Nandi. Lord Shankar made Nandi his Ganadhyaksha. Thus Nandi became Nandiswara. Nandi was married to Suyasha, the daughter of Marutas.
4. Bhairava Avatar
Bhairav in Shiva Mahapuran is the complete form of Lord Shankar.
It has been said. Once upon a time, Lord Shankar
Impressed, Brahma and Vishnu consider themselves superior.
It seemed Then a male figure was seen in the midst of the torrent. When Brahma saw them, he said, “You are my son. So come to me. On hearing such words of Brahma, Lord Shankar got angry. He said to the man-figure, “You are indeed Kalaraja because you are as beautiful as time.” Bhairavs are from being fierce. After getting these boons from Lord Shankara, Kaal Bhairava cut the fifth head of Brahma with the nail of his finger. By cutting the fifth head of Brahma, Bhairava became guilty of the sin of Brahmahatya. In Kashi, Bhairava got freedom from the sin of Brahma-hatya. Devotion to Bhairav is mandatory for the people of Kashi.
5- Ashwatthama
According to the Mahabharata, the son of Dronacharya, the guru of the Pandavas
Ashwatthama is an incarnation of time, anger, Yama and Lord Shankara.
were. Acharya Drona got Lord Shankar as his son.
He had done severe penance and Lord Shiva had given him a boon.
He was to be born as their son. When the time came, Savantika Rudra incarnated himself as Ashwatthama, the mighty son of Drona. It is believed that Ashwatthama is immortal and still lives on earth. According to the Shivamahapurana (Shatrudra Samhita-37), Ashwatthama is still alive and lives on the banks of the Ganges, but the place of his residence is not mentioned.
6 – The Saviour
Sharabhavatar is the incarnation of Lord Shankar. In Sharabhavatar, the form of Lord Shankara was half deer (deer) and the rest of the Sharabha bird (eight-legged animal described in the Puranas which was more powerful than the lion). In this incarnation, Lord Shankar had pacified the anger of Lord Narasimha.
In the Linga Purana, there is a story of Shiva’s Sharabhavatar, his
According to legend, Lord Vishnu took the avatar of Nrusimha to kill Hiranyakashipu. After the death of Hiranyakashipu
Even when the anger of Lord Nrusingha did not subside, the deity
He came to Shiva. Then Lord Shiva appeared.
Lia and they similarly approached Lord Nrusingha and praised him, but Nrusingha’s anger was quenched.
didn’t happen. On seeing this, Lord Shiva in the form of Sharabha wrapped Nrusimha in his tail and took him away. Then somewhere the anger of Lord Nr ̣ sim ̣ a calmed down. He apologized profusely
He thanked them profusely and with a humble heart.
7 – Householder Avatar
Lord Shiva is the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu. Its story
Thus there was a town called Dharmapur on the banks of the Narmada. A sage named Vishwanar and his wife Shuchishmati lived there. Shuchismati for a long time
One day when she was childless, she wanted to have a son like Shiva from her husband. to fulfill the wishes of his wife
For this Muni Vishwanar came to Kashi. Here he was severely
Worship Lord Shiva by doing penance.
One day the sage saw a child in the middle of the vira ̄ s ̣ a linga
given. Muni worshipped Balarupadhari Shiva. their
Pleased with the worship, Lord Shankar came out of the womb of Shuchishmati.
given the gift of incarnation. In the course of time
She became pregnant and Lord Shankara appeared in the form of a son from the womb of Shuchismati. It is said that it was Pitamaha Brahma who named the child Grihapati.
8 – Rishi Durvasa
Sage Durvasa in different incarnations of Lord Shankara
Avatar is also important. According to the scriptures, Sati Anusuya’s husband Maharishi Atri married her as per the instructions of Brahma.
He also performed severe penance with his son on the Rakshakula mountain. Satisfied with his penance, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh came to his ashram. “He said,” “You will have three sons from our share, the most famous of the three and their parents.” “”
Success will increase. When the time came, the moon was born from the part of Brahma. From the part of Vishnu, Dattatreya, who propagated the best sannyasa system, was born, and from the part of Rudra, Munivar Durvasa was born.
Hanuman 9.
Lord Hanuman is the best of all the incarnations of Lord Shiva.
has been considered. In this avatar, Lord Shankar took the form of a monkey. According to the Shivamahapurana, the gods and
The Mohini form of Vishnu distributing nectar to the demons.
On seeing this, Lord Shiva got angry.
ejaculated. The Saptarishis stored the semen in some leaves. When the time came, the Saptarishis implanted the semen of Lord Shiva in the womb through the ear of Anjani, the wife of the Vanara king Kesari, from which the very bright and mighty Shri Hanuman was born.
10 – Taurus Avatar
Lord Shankar incarnated Taurus in special circumstances.
was taken. In this incarnation, Lord Shankar gave birth to the sons of Vishnu.
was murdered. According to the scriptures, when Lord Vishnu
When the underworld went to kill the demons, there were many of them
Women were seen. Lord Vishnu married her and had many children. These sons of Vishnu did great mischief from the abyss to the earth. Frightened by them, Brahmaji went to Shiva with the sages and began to pray for protection. Lord Shankar then took the form of Vrishabha and killed the sons of Vishnu.

11 – Yatinath Avatar
Lord Shankar had presented the importance of the guest by taking the avatar of Yatinath. He was a guest in this avatar.
Bankar had taken the test of the Bhil couple, due to which
The couple had to end their lives. religious texts.
According to the legend, near the Arbudachal mountain lived a Bhil couple who were devotees of Lord Shiva. Once Lord Shankar came to his house in the guise of Yatinath. He expressed his desire to spend the night at the house of the Bhil couple. Reminding her husband of the dignity of a householder, Ahuka offered to spend the night outside with a bow by herself and let the yeti rest at home. In this way, Ahuk went out with the bow. in the morning
Ahuka and Yeti saw that the wild animals had
have been killed. I was very sad about this. Then Ahuka calmed them down and told them not to grieve. Immersion in hospitality is a religion and we are blessed to follow it. When Aahuka started burning in the fire of her husband, Shiva gave her darshan and gave her a boon to meet her husband again in the next life.
12 – Krishna Darshan Avatar
Lord Shiva in this incarnation performed religious works like Yajna etc.
explained the importance of. Thus, this incarnation is a complete religion.
It is a symbol of. According to religious scriptures
King Nabha was born in the ninth generation of Shraddhadeva.
He went to Gurukul for education and when he did not return for a long time, his brothers divided the state among themselves. When Nabha came to know of this, she went to her father. The father told Nabha that he should get the wealth of the Brahmins by completing their yajna, removing their attachment to the yajna. Then Nabha reached the Yajnabhumi and pronounced the Vaishya Deva Sukta clearly.
The puja was performed. Angarika Brahmanas went to heaven by giving the remaining wealth of the yajna to the Lord. At the same time, Shiva appeared in the form of Krishna Darshan and said that he has the right over the remaining money of the yagna. When there was a dispute, Lord Shiva asked him to take a decision from his father. When Nabha asked, Shradhadeva said, “That man is Lord Shankara. What remains of the yajna is theirs. He listened to his father’s words and praised Lord Shiva.
13 – Avadhoot Avatar
Lord Shankar had broken the arrogance of Indra by taking the Avadhuta avatar. According to religious texts, at one time Indra, accompanied by Brihaspati and other deities, went to Mount Kailash for darshan of Shankara. To test Indra, Shankara disguised himself as an Avadhuta and blocked his path. Indra repeatedly asked the man to introduce himself to him, but he remained silent. Enraged at this, Indra’s hand froze as soon as he wanted to release the thunderbolt to strike Avadhuta. Seeing this, Brihaspati recognized Shiva and praised Avadhuta in many ways, pleased with which Shiva forgave Indra.
14 – Bhikshuvarya Avatar
Lord Shankar is the God of gods. Every person born in the world
They are also protectors of animal life. Bhagwan Shankar KaBhikshuvarya
This is the message that Avatar gives. Vidarbha according to religious texts
King Satyratha was killed by his enemies. her pregnant.
His wife saved his life by hiding from the enemies. In due course of time she gave birth to a son. When the queen went to the lake to drink water, the watchman made her his food. Then the child began to cry. In the meantime, a beggar reached there with the inspiration of Shiva.
Then Shiva took the form of a beggar.
Introduced the child and his upbringing
instructed and also said that this boy Vidarbha
He is the son of King Satyartha. Having said all this, the mendicant Shiva gave the beggar his true form.
showed. According to Shiva’s order, the beggar took the boy
was nurtured. The boy who grew up
By the grace of Lord Shiva, he defeated his enemies.
received by the state.
15 – Sureshwar Avatar
Lord Shankara’s Sureshwara (Indra) avatar demonstrates his love for the devotee. In this incarnation, Lord Shankara, pleased with the devotion of a little boy Upamanyu, gave him the boon of his supreme devotion and immortal status. According to religious texts, Vyaghrapada’s son Upamanyu grew up in his maternal uncle’s house. He was always obsessed with milk. His mother asked him to go to the shelter of Shiva to fulfill his desire. On this, Upamanyu went to the forest and started chanting Om Namah Shivaya. Lord Shiva took the form of Sureshwara (Indra) and started denigrating Shiva in many ways. At this, Upamanyu got angry and got up to kill Indra.
Seeing Upamanyu’s strong strength and unwavering faith in himself
Lord Shiva showed him his true form.
An immortal ocean like Kshirsagar was given to him.
On his prayer, Lord Shiva granted him the highest devotion.
He was also given a post.
16 – Kirat Avatar
Arjuna, the son of Pandu, is worshipped by Lord Shankar in his Kirat avatar.
It was a test of courage. According to the Mahabharata
The Kauravas usurped the kingdom of the Pandavas by deceit.
The Pandavas had to go into exile. During the lockdown
When Arjuna was doing penance to please Lord Shankara, a demon named Mooda sent by Duryodhana came there in the form of a pig to kill Arjuna.
Arjuna struck the boar with his arrow, at the same time
Lord Shankar also dressed up as Kirat and shot an arrow at the same pig. Because of Shiva, Arjuna could not recognise him and said that the boar was killed by his arrow. The two had an argument over this. Arjuna fought with Shiva in the guise of Kirat. Lord Shiva was pleased to see Arjuna’s heroism and blessed Arjuna with victory over the Kauravas by coming in his true form.
17 – Suntanartaka Avatar
Parvati’s father hands over his daughter from Himachal
Lord Shiva was dressed up as Sunatantra to perform the puja.
With a drum in his hand, Shiva reached the house of Himachal in the form of a nut and started dancing. Nataraja Shiva performed such a beautiful and graceful dance that everyone was delighted.
When Himachal asked Nataraj to beg for alms.
Nataraja Shiva asked for Parvati in alms. This is
But the king was furious. After a while, Nataraj
Lord Shiva in disguise showed his form to Parvati.
went away. On his departure, divine knowledge to Maina and Himachal
And they decided to give Parvati to Shiva.
did.
18 – Brahmachari Avatar
When Sati left the Himalayas after sacrificing her life in Daksha’s yagna
was born in the house of Shiva to get him as a husband
He did severe penance. to take the test of Parvati.
Lord Shiva came to them dressed as a brahmachari.
Parvati saw Brahmachari and worshiped him properly.
When the brahmachari asked Parvati the purpose of her penance and
On knowing this, they began to denounce Shiva and called him a cremator.
And Kapila said. When Parvati heard this, she was very angry.
happened. Seeing the devotion and love of Parvati, Shiva asked her
showed his true nature. Look at this, Parvati.
were pleased.
19 – Yaksha Avatar
Yaksha Avatar Shiva made the gods unreasonable and false.
It was worn to remove pride. religion
According to the scriptures, when a terrible poison came out during the Samudramanthan performed by the god and the asura, Lord Shankar took that poison and stopped it in his throat. After that, the nectar came out. By drinking nectar all the gods became immortal and they also felt proud that they are the strongest. To break this pride of the gods, Shiva took the form of a yaksha and placed a stick in front of the gods and asked them to cut it. Even after applying all his strength, the gods could not cut that thistle. Just then Akashwani happened that this Yaksha is Shankar Bhagwan, the destroyer of all pride. All the Gods praised Lord Shankar and asked for forgiveness for their crime!