Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 59
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
चंद्रस्य शापमोक्षार्थं जाता चंद्रनदी तदा । सृष्टा धात्रा तदैवात्र मेधातिथिरुपस्थितः
caṃdrasya śāpamokṣārthaṃ jātā caṃdranadī tadā | sṛṣṭā dhātrā tadaivātra medhātithirupasthitaḥ
Daraufhin entstand, um den Mond von der Last des Fluches zu befreien, der Fluss namens Candranadī. Zur selben Zeit ließ Dhātṛ, der Schöpfer, auch Medhātithi hervorgehen, und er erschien dort.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Vaidyanātha
Jyotirlinga: Somanātha
Sthala Purana: For Soma’s śāpa-mokṣa, a remedial sacred geography manifests: Candranadī arises as a purifying river; such ‘tīrtha-creation’ motifs support Soma’s later restoration through Śiva’s grace, central to Somnāth lore.
Significance: Bathing/ācamanam in the associated river-tīrtha is framed as aiding purification and relief from afflictions tied to Soma (mind, emotions, cycles).
Role: nurturing
Cosmic Event: Providential manifestation of a river for śāpa-mokṣa (restorative cosmic adjustment)
FAQs
It frames liberation from suffering (śāpa) as possible through divinely ordered means—here symbolized by a purifying sacred river and the timely appearance of a sage—pointing to Śiva’s overarching grace that transforms bondage into a path toward release.
Though the verse itself mentions the river and the sage, the Satīkhaṇḍa narrative typically moves toward remedy through devotion and sacred acts; in Śaiva practice this culminates in seeking Saguna Śiva’s grace via worship (often centered on the Liṅga) to neutralize karmic afflictions and restore auspiciousness.
A practical takeaway is purification and prayer: bathing/ablutions in a tīrtha (sacred water), followed by Śiva-japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and simple Liṅga-pūjā with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) as a sign of Śaiva surrender.