Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 55
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
स एव लीलया शंभोरिदानीं मोहितोऽनया । संप्राप्तो दानवीं योनिं मुधा शापात्स्वदुःखदाम्
sa eva līlayā śaṃbhoridānīṃ mohito'nayā | saṃprāpto dānavīṃ yoniṃ mudhā śāpātsvaduḥkhadām
Por el mero juego divino de Śambhu, ahora él ha sido engañado por ella; y, a causa de una maldición incurrida en vano, ha entrado en un vientre demoníaco, que le acarrea sufrimiento a sí mismo.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: teaching
FAQs
It shows how delusion (moha) and the bondage of karma can arise for a being under the Lord’s līlā, leading to painful rebirth; liberation comes by turning from delusion toward Śiva’s grace (anugraha).
By naming Śambhu as the controller of līlā, the verse supports Saguna Śiva worship—approaching the Linga as the compassionate Lord who dispels moha and releases the soul from self-caused suffering and repeated births.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with repentance and devotion, seeking Śiva’s protection from delusion and the karmic consequences that lead to painful rebirth.