Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
शिवतेजसः समुद्रे बालरूपप्रादुर्भावः (Śiva’s Tejas Manifesting as a Child in the Ocean)
अथाम्बुधिस्समाहूय कालनेमिं महासुरम् । वृन्दाभिधां सुतां तस्य तद्भार्यार्थमयाचत
athāmbudhissamāhūya kālanemiṃ mahāsuram | vṛndābhidhāṃ sutāṃ tasya tadbhāryārthamayācata
Daraufhin ließ Ambudhi Kālanemi, den großen Asura, rufen und erbat von ihm dessen Tochter namens Vṛndā, um sie zur Gemahlin zu nehmen.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It shows how worldly bonds—marriage alliances and lineage—are used to shape the unfolding of karma and conflict; Shaiva teaching frames such events as part of the larger cosmic order under Pati (Śiva), even when driven by asuric ambition.
Though the verse is narrative, it sets conditions for later events in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa where protection, power, and victory ultimately depend on alignment with dharma and the grace of Saguna Śiva, often approached through devotion to the Liṅga.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this line; the practical takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) when navigating relationships and decisions, offering outcomes to Śiva as the inner ruler (Pati).