Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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ब्रह्मोवाच । रते तु तिष्ठतो वीर्यं पपात वसुधातले । मया ज्ञातममोघं तच्छंकरस्य प्रकोपतः
brahmovāca | rate tu tiṣṭhato vīryaṃ papāta vasudhātale | mayā jñātamamoghaṃ tacchaṃkarasya prakopataḥ
Brahmā dit : Tandis qu’il demeurait dans l’union amoureuse, le vīrya (la semence) tomba sur la surface de la terre. Par la colère de Śaṅkara, je compris que cette puissance était infaillible, jamais vaine.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it belongs to the Skanda/Kumāra origin-cycle where Śiva’s tejas becomes uncontainable and must be transferred through cosmic bearers (Bhū–Agni–Giri–Gaṅgā) until it can manifest as Kumāra.
Significance: Frames the doctrine that Śiva’s tejas is ‘amogha’ (infallible): contact with it is transformative but requires adhikāra (fitness) and divine mediation.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
The verse highlights that Śiva’s śakti is amogha—never futile—so even an outward event in the narrative points to an inner truth: the Lord’s power operates infallibly under His sovereign will, beyond ordinary causality.
It underscores the tangible, world-sustaining efficacy of Saguna Śiva’s presence: in Linga worship devotees honor Śiva as the living source of śakti, whose power manifests reliably for protection, purification, and grace.
A practical takeaway is steady Linga-upāsanā with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as reminders that Śiva’s śakti is unfailing and should be approached with reverence, restraint, and devotion.