Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 11
शङ्खचूडकृततपः—ब्रह्मवरकवचप्राप्तिः / Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Austerity—Brahmā’s Boon and the Bestowal of the Kavaca
यदृच्छयाऽऽगतस्तत्र शंखचूडश्च दानवः । तपश्चरन्ती तुलसी यत्र धर्मध्वजात्मजा
yadṛcchayā''gatastatra śaṃkhacūḍaśca dānavaḥ | tapaścarantī tulasī yatra dharmadhvajātmajā
وبمحض المصادفة قدم إلى هناك الدانَفُ المسمّى شانخَتشودا (Śaṅkhacūḍa)، إلى الموضع نفسه الذي كانت فيه تُولَسي، ابنةُ دهرمَدهفَجا (Dharmadhvaja)، تمارس التَّبَس (الزهد والنسك).
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: nurturing
FAQs
The verse highlights the meeting of contrasting inner tendencies—Tulasī’s tapas (purifying discipline) and Śaṅkhacūḍa’s asuric nature—showing how providence (yadṛcchā) can bring karmic turning points that test dharma and accelerate spiritual outcomes.
Though the Liṅga is not named here, Tulasī’s tapas is the Shaiva model of approaching Saguna Shiva: disciplined purity, restraint, and dharmic intent, through which Shiva’s grace later becomes operative in the unfolding story.
The implied practice is tapas with steadiness—daily japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), maintaining śauca (purity), and simple austerities that strengthen devotion and self-mastery.