Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 31
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
पूर्वशापप्रभावेण दानवीं योनिमाश्रितः । न दानवमतिस्सोभूद्दानवत्वेऽपि वै मुने
pūrvaśāpaprabhāveṇa dānavīṃ yonimāśritaḥ | na dānavamatissobhūddānavatve'pi vai mune
O Weiser, durch die Wirkung eines früheren Fluches ging er in einen Dānava-Schoß ein; doch selbst im Dasein als Dānava wurde sein Geist nicht dämonisch.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; the verse frames karmic/daiva causality (śāpa) and the persistence of sattvic buddhi despite an asuric birth, a common Purāṇic motif used to set up divine intervention.
FAQs
It highlights that external circumstance (even a demonic birth caused by past karma) does not inevitably determine one’s inner disposition; spiritual merit and saṁskāras can preserve dharmic intelligence, supporting the Shaiva view that bondage (pāśa) can be transcended through purity and right orientation.
The verse implies that devotion and inner alignment are primary: even if one is placed in adverse conditions by karma, turning the mind toward Saguna Shiva (as worshiped in the Liṅga) protects discernment and keeps one fit for grace (anugraha).
A practical takeaway is to stabilize the mind with Shiva-centered japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—so that one’s inner nature remains sattvic regardless of external pressures.