Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
वृन्दायाः दुष्स्वप्न-दर्शनं तथा पातिव्रत्य-भङ्गोपक्रमः / Vṛndā’s Ominous Dreams and the Prelude to the Breach of Chastity
अथ दैत्येन्द्रपत्न्यास्तु तज्ज्योतिः परमं महत् । पश्यतां सर्वदेवानामलोकमगमद्द्रुतम्
atha daityendrapatnyāstu tajjyotiḥ paramaṃ mahat | paśyatāṃ sarvadevānāmalokamagamaddrutam
Entonces, de la esposa del señor de los Daityas, surgió aquel resplandor supremamente grande y, mientras todos los dioses miraban, partió velozmente hacia otro reino.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse narrates a soul/tejas departing to another loka after a decisive karmic-spiritual event witnessed by the devas.
Significance: General teaching: divine witnessing (devas as sākṣin) and the soul’s post-mortem trajectory; encourages dharma and devotion leading to higher lokas and ultimately mukti.
FAQs
The verse highlights the subtle principle of jyoti (inner radiance) departing to a higher realm, suggesting that destiny and divine ordinance move beyond the gaze of even the Devas—pointing to Shiva as the ultimate governor of transitions of life, death, and post-death states.
In Shaiva understanding, the Linga signifies Shiva as jyoti beyond form; this episode echoes that symbolism—radiance arising and moving to another loka—reminding devotees that Saguna worship of Shiva leads the mind toward the formless, transcendent Light the Linga represents.
Meditate on Shiva as inner jyoti while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” and reinforce purity and steadiness with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as aids to remembrance of Shiva during all transitions.