Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 13
घनागमवर्णनम् / Description of the Monsoon’s Onset
Satī’s Address to Śiva
असमश्रीश्च कुटिलं भेजे यस्याथ किंशुकान् । उच्चावचान् कलौ लक्ष्मीर्गन्ता संत्यज्य सज्जनान्
asamaśrīśca kuṭilaṃ bheje yasyātha kiṃśukān | uccāvacān kalau lakṣmīrgantā saṃtyajya sajjanān
Dans l’âge de Kali, Lakṣmī—la Prospérité—est changeante : elle se tourne vers les fourbes et les indignes, et délaisse les gens de bien. Elle va vers toutes sortes d’êtres, hauts et bas, sans juste discernement.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: A Kali-yuga moral observation embedded in the travel/setting description; not tied to a specific liṅga-kṣetra origin.
Significance: Functions as upadeśa: worldly ‘Lakṣmī’ is unreliable; the sādhaka should seek Śiva’s anugraha rather than social prosperity.
Shakti Form: Lalitā
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: Kali-yuga moral inversion (dharma-kṣaya motif)
FAQs
It teaches vairāgya (dispassion): in Kali Yuga, worldly prosperity is unstable and often favors crookedness, so the seeker should rely on dharma and devotion to Śiva rather than on fortune.
Because Lakṣmī is portrayed as fickle in Kali Yuga, the verse implicitly points to the steadier refuge of Saguna Śiva worship—especially Liṅga-pūjā—which anchors the mind in purity and right conduct rather than in social status or wealth.
Practice daily Śiva-smaraṇa with the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Liṅga-pūjā, cultivating detachment from gains and losses while upholding satya and śauca.