Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
रे रे शठ महादुष्ट दुष्टानां दुष्टबोधवान् । अभक्षश्शिववीर्यं यन्नाकार्षीरुचितं हि तत्
re re śaṭha mahāduṣṭa duṣṭānāṃ duṣṭabodhavān | abhakṣaśśivavīryaṃ yannākārṣīrucitaṃ hi tat
„He, he, du Betrüger, überaus ruchlos, ja unter den Ruchlosen der mit der verderbtesten Gesinnung! Was du getan hast—Śivas heilige Kraft (vīrya) als etwas zum Verschlingen zu behandeln—ist wahrlich völlig unziemlich.“
Lord Shiva (inferred, rebuking an offender within the Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative)
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a rebuke condemning the act of ‘consuming’ Śiva’s vīrya as improper.
FAQs
The verse condemns irreverence toward Śiva’s sacred power and highlights that adharma and disrespect (aparādha) obstruct grace; in Shaiva thought, purity of intention and restraint are essential for Śiva’s anugraha (liberating favor).
Linga-worship centers on reverence for Śiva as Pati and for His śakti as holy; the verse reinforces that approaching Saguna Śiva requires humility and dharmic conduct, not exploitation or profanation of what is sacred.
A practical takeaway is aparādha-kṣamā (seeking forgiveness), followed by Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined conduct; if performing pūjā, maintain śauca (purity) and offer bhasma/flowers with devotion rather than irreverent acts.