Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 52
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
तद्गवां रक्षणार्थाय तेनाज्ञप्तस्सदा सुखी । तत्संप्राप्तसुखस्सोपि संक्रीडति विहारवित्
tadgavāṃ rakṣaṇārthāya tenājñaptassadā sukhī | tatsaṃprāptasukhassopi saṃkrīḍati vihāravit
उन गौओं की रक्षा के लिए उसके द्वारा आज्ञापित होकर वह सदा प्रसन्न रहा। उस सुख को पाकर वह भी विहार-कुशल होकर निश्चिन्त क्रीड़ा करता रहा।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It highlights Shaiva dharma: when one accepts a righteous duty as an offering to the Lord (Pati), the mind becomes steady and content; such inner ease is a fruit of aligned action rather than mere sense-enjoyment.
Obedience to Shiva’s command reflects Saguna devotion—serving the Lord’s will in the world. In Shaiva Siddhanta, such service purifies the pashu (individual soul) and supports steadiness in worship, including Linga-upasana.
The takeaway is niyama and seva: perform one’s appointed duty with calmness while remembering Shiva—e.g., daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to keep the mind content and duty-focused.