Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20
कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera
आच्छादयामि ते नित्यं पितुरग्रे कुचेष्टितम् । लोकमान्योऽस्ति ते तातस्सदाचारैर्न वै धनैः
ācchādayāmi te nityaṃ pituragre kuceṣṭitam | lokamānyo'sti te tātassadācārairna vai dhanaiḥ
「私はいつも、父上の前では汝の不相応な振る舞いを覆い隠そう。愛し子よ、汝の父は財によってではなく、正しい行いによって世に尊ばれているのだ。」
Suta Goswami (narrating the dialogue within the Srishti Khanda)
Tattva Level: pasha
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It teaches that true honor (loka-mānyatā) arises from sadācāra—ethical, disciplined living—which purifies the heart and supports the Shaiva path toward grace and liberation, rather than from external prosperity.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is sustained by inner purity and right conduct; devotion to Saguna Shiva is not merely ritual display but is meant to transform behavior into dharma, humility, and self-control.
The implied practice is self-restraint and daily sadācāra alongside Shiva-upāsanā—regular japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a commitment to truthful, non-harmful conduct.