Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
ततस्सुरगणास्सर्वे हृतराज्या पराजिताः । संमंत्र्य सर्षयस्तात प्रययुर्ब्रह्मणस्सभाम्
tatassuragaṇāssarve hṛtarājyā parājitāḥ | saṃmaṃtrya sarṣayastāta prayayurbrahmaṇassabhām
Then all the hosts of devas—defeated and deprived of their sovereignty—took counsel together, along with the sages, and, O dear one, went to the assembly of Brahmā.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it depicts devas losing ‘rājya’ (cosmic office) and seeking counsel—an archetype for the jīva recognizing helplessness under pāśa and turning toward higher refuge.
FAQs
It shows that even the devas, when stripped of power, must turn from pride and rely on higher counsel; in Shaiva thought, worldly sovereignty is unstable, and true protection ultimately rests in aligning with dharma and seeking the Supreme Lord’s grace.
Though this verse mentions Brahmā, the Yuddha-khaṇḍa storyline typically moves from crisis to seeking divine remedy—culminating in reliance on Shiva’s higher authority; it supports the Shaiva theme that Saguna worship (including Linga-upāsanā) is a practical refuge in times of defeat and disorder.
The practical takeaway is saṅkalpa with humility: consult the wise (guru/ṛṣi), then take refuge through japa—especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a steady discipline when circumstances overturn one’s ‘rājya’ (control).