Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24
मन्दरगिरिवर्णनम् — Description of Mount Mandara as Śiva’s Residence
Tapas-abode
तथा गतेषु कालेषु प्रवृद्धासु प्रजासु च । दैत्यौ शुंभनिशुंभाख्यौ भ्रातरौ संबभूवतुः
tathā gateṣu kāleṣu pravṛddhāsu prajāsu ca | daityau śuṃbhaniśuṃbhākhyau bhrātarau saṃbabhūvatuḥ
So geschah es, als die Zeiten vergingen und die Geschöpfe sich vermehrten, dass zwei daitya‑Dämonenbrüder entstanden, genannt Śumbha und Niśumbha.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Significance: Marks the Purāṇic onset of adharma pressures that typically drive devotees toward refuge in Śiva/Devī; no site-specific pilgrimage frame.
Cosmic Event: Societal expansion over time (kāla-gati) setting the stage for asuric manifestation.
FAQs
It marks a turning point where, as time advances and worldly multiplication increases, forces of adharma also manifest—setting the stage for divine intervention and the restoration of dharma under the governance of Pati (Shiva) in cosmic order.
By showing the rise of daityas within time, the verse implicitly points devotees toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-puja) as refuge and stabilizing dharmic practice when worldly conditions become turbulent.
Maintain daily Shiva-upasana—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with vibhuti (Tripundra) and, if vowed, rudraksha—so the mind remains aligned to Shiva even as external conditions shift.