Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
शिवस्य आश्वासनं हरि-ब्रह्मणोः तथा शङ्खचूडवृत्तान्तकथनम् / Śiva’s Reassurance to Hari and Brahmā; Account of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Origin
शापप्रभावाद्राधाया देवशत्रुश्च दानवः । शङ्खचूडाभिधस्सोऽति दैत्यपक्षी सुरदुहः
śāpaprabhāvādrādhāyā devaśatruśca dānavaḥ | śaṅkhacūḍābhidhasso'ti daityapakṣī suraduhaḥ
Par la puissance de la malédiction de Rādhā, surgit un Dānava devenu l’ennemi des dieux. On le nommait Śaṅkhacūḍa, partisan des Daityas et semeur de souffrance pour les Devas.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Shakti Form: Durgā
Role: destructive
FAQs
It highlights karma and niyati (moral causality): even mighty beings arise through specific causes—here, a curse—showing that adharma-driven power ultimately becomes a catalyst for divine restoration of dharma under Shiva’s overarching governance as Pati (the Lord).
In the Yuddha-khaṇḍa setting, demonic oppression of the Devas typically culminates in refuge in Shiva. Devotion to Saguna Shiva—often through Linga-worship—represents taking shelter in the Lord’s protective grace when cosmic order is disturbed.
A practical takeaway is śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—and simple Linga-pūjā with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) as a reminder to align with dharma rather than the “daitya-pakṣa” (adharmic faction).