Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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लोकपाला ऊचुः । त्वदवीर्यं निह्नुतं येन पापिना पतितभ्रमात् । भाजनं तस्य सोत्यन्तं तत्तपं कर्म संततिम्
lokapālā ūcuḥ | tvadavīryaṃ nihnutaṃ yena pāpinā patitabhramāt | bhājanaṃ tasya sotyantaṃ tattapaṃ karma saṃtatim
Les Lokapālas dirent : « Que ce pécheur qui, dans une illusion déchue, a dissimulé Ta semence, devienne vraiment et totalement le réceptacle de cette conséquence : une suite ininterrompue d’austérités et d’actes rituels, alourdis de leur fruit. »
The Lokapālas (Guardians of the Directions)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
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It highlights that obscuring or resisting Shiva’s divine will (here symbolized as His potency) arises from delusion and leads to binding consequences—life becomes dominated by fruit-seeking action and burdensome austerity until humility and Shiva’s grace restore right alignment.
The Linga represents Shiva’s manifest presence and sovereign power; this verse warns against denying that power. Worship of Saguna Shiva through the Linga cultivates surrender, replacing delusion with devotion so karma is purified rather than multiplied.
A practical takeaway is karmic purification through Shaiva devotion: daily japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water to the Shiva-Linga with repentance, and maintaining Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder to restrain ego and delusion.