Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 36
दक्षस्य विष्णुं प्रति शरणागतिḥ — Dakṣa’s Appeal to Viṣṇu and the Teaching on Disrespect to Śiva
श्रीमहादेवशपथं समुल्लंघ्य भ्रमान्मया । यतः स्थितं ततः प्राप्यं मया दुःखं त्वया सह
śrīmahādevaśapathaṃ samullaṃghya bhramānmayā | yataḥ sthitaṃ tataḥ prāpyaṃ mayā duḥkhaṃ tvayā saha
In meiner Verblendung überschritt ich den heiligen Schwur, im Namen Śrī Mahādevas abgelegt. Wo immer du verweilt hattest—als ich eben jenen Zustand erreichte, kam auch über mich Leid, zusammen mit dir.
Satī (Pārvatī in her Satī-incarnation)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights that violating a vow taken in Mahādeva’s name—through bhrama (delusion)—binds the soul to duḥkha. In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, ignorance tightens pāśa (bondage), and suffering follows until one returns to dharma and Śiva-oriented clarity.
An oath in Mahādeva’s name presumes living under the Lord’s witnessing presence (Saguna Śiva as the compassionate, overseeing Pati). Linga-worship trains integrity, remembrance, and accountability—so vows and conduct become aligned with Śiva-bhakti rather than impulse.
A practical takeaway is vow-purification through Śiva-smaraṇa: daily Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with repentance and renewed sankalpa, optionally supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to steadiness and restraint.