|| Shri Ganeshaya Namaha ||
(1) In the first stanza, Pushpadanta says that he must not be reproached for glorifying Lord Shiva for even those who are great poets, like Brahma, are unable to fully glorify Him. It should be noted that the entire stotram is addressing Lord Shiva directly in each stanza.
NOTE: Other sotras glorifying Lord Shiva may not use this technique and will speak of His leelas without addressing Him directly.
Commentary:
Imagine a small child that is asked to write an essay in school titled, 'My Father', in which the child is asked to describe his father. The child has a very limited understanding of the father and is limited to the parent-child relationship that the father and child have. The 'father' as a complete person is never understood as a child. It may have overheard the father speak of his achievements at work, may have heard his older siblings describe their father's abilities, or his mother may have spoken about the behavioral traits of the father. Yet, these are not experienced by the child, and cannot be said to be first-hand descriptions or even correct or complete when penned down.
Similarly, in this stanza, Pushpadanta admits that in his understanding of Lord Shiva, he is lacking and limited, but this is to be expected and he will not hold back in the glorification of Lord Shiva since even great beings like Brahma are also unable to fully explain Lord Shiva.
Pushpadanta knows that he is not committing an offense in doing so and hence, there is no seeking of 'kshama' or forgiveness of Lord Shiva.
(2) In the second stanza, Pushpadanta takes the above thought further and gives another 'pramana' i.e. evidence of even great ones not being able to fully describe the glory of Lord Shiva. In this case, he cites the Vedas that say 'he is not his, he is not that' in order to describe Lord Shiva. Again, in this stanza, Pushpadanta addresses Lord Shiva directly.