To sustain the law and balance of nature or existence, Lord Shiva took many avatars in various yugas. Kurma Purana talks about 28 avatars of Shiva but in Shiva Purana, the following 19 Avatars of Shiva are mentioned.
Adi Shankaracharya said, “Forgive me Oh, Shiva! My three great sins! I came on a pilgrimage to Kashi forgetting that, you are omnipresent. In thinking about you, I forgot that You are beyond thought. In praying to You, I forgot that You are beyond words.”
Lord Shiva manifests according to situations, he may have manifested innumerable times but there are few notable avatars or incarnations of Shiva (not direct avatars but as his Amsa). In Shiva Purana, the following 19 Avatars of Shiva are mentioned.
1. Piplaad Avatar
Lord Shiva took birth in the house of Rishi Dadhichi as Piplaad. But the sage is said to have left the house due to the positioning of the Shani. So, Piplaad cursed Shani and caused the planet to fall from its celestial abode. Later, he forgave Shani on the condition that the planet would never trouble anyone before 16 years of age. Hence, worshipping the Piplaad form of Lord Shiva helps to get rid of Shani dosha.
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