Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera
आच्छादयामि ते नित्यं पितुरग्रे कुचेष्टितम् । लोकमान्योऽस्ति ते तातस्सदाचारैर्न वै धनैः
ācchādayāmi te nityaṃ pituragre kuceṣṭitam | lokamānyo'sti te tātassadācārairna vai dhanaiḥ
„Ich werde vor deinem Vater stets dein unziemliches Verhalten verbergen. Dein Vater, mein Lieber, wird von der Welt wegen rechter Lebensführung geehrt, gewiss nicht wegen Reichtums.“
Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue within the Srishti Khanda)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that true honor (loka-mānyatā) arises from sadācāra—ethical, disciplined living—which purifies the heart and supports the Shaiva path toward grace and liberation, rather than from external prosperity.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is sustained by inner purity and right conduct; devotion to Saguna Shiva is not merely ritual display but is meant to transform behavior into dharma, humility, and self-control.
The implied practice is self-restraint and daily sadācāra alongside Shiva-upāsanā—regular japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a commitment to truthful, non-harmful conduct.