Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
कलिंगराजो भविता ततो निर्धूतकल्मषः । एष द्विजवरो नूनं शिवप्रियतरो यतः
kaliṃgarājo bhavitā tato nirdhūtakalmaṣaḥ | eṣa dvijavaro nūnaṃ śivapriyataro yataḥ
Danach wird er König von Kaliṅga werden, und seine Sünden werden gänzlich abgewaschen sein. Wahrlich, dieser vortreffliche Brāhmaṇa ist dem Herrn Śiva am liebsten, denn so groß sind seine Hingabe und sein Verdienst.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it states the karmic-phala of Śiva’s grace: purification of sin and elevation to kingship (Kaliṅga) for a brāhmaṇa devotee.
Significance: Reinforces that Śiva-bhakti can override demerit (kalmaṣa) and confer both laukika (worldly) and pāralaukika (otherworldly) fruits.
FAQs
The verse highlights that Śiva-bhakti purifies karmic impurity (kalmasha) and elevates a devotee’s destiny, showing that divine grace can transform both inner character and outer life.
Calling someone “most dear to Śiva” implies closeness to Saguna Śiva as the gracious Lord who responds to devotion; in Shiva Purana practice, this is typically expressed through Liṅga-worship, praising Śiva as the accessible giver of purification and boons.
The takeaway is consistent Śiva-upāsanā—especially japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a purified life—since such devotion is presented as the cause of sin-removal and Śiva’s special favor.