Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
हिरण्यनेत्रस्य तपः — Hiraṇyanetra’s Austerity and the Boon
वेदान्द्विजान्वित्त मदाभिभूतो न मन्यते स्माप्यमरान्गुरूंश्च । रेमे तथा दैवगतो हतायुः स्वस्यैरहोभिर्गमयन्वयश्च
vedāndvijānvitta madābhibhūto na manyate smāpyamarāngurūṃśca | reme tathā daivagato hatāyuḥ svasyairahobhirgamayanvayaśca
財の酔いに支配され、彼はヴェーダも、二度生まれの者も、神々も、さらには長老や師までも敬わなくなった。かくして宿業に駆られ、寿命が尽きゆく中、ただ快楽に耽り、日々を空しく過ごして青春をすり減らした。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Cosmic Event: kāla-kṣaya (life-span running down; implicit rule of Time)
FAQs
It warns that vitta-mada (pride born of wealth) destroys dharma: when reverence for Veda, guru, and devas collapses, one’s life is spent in mere enjoyment, and the soul accrues bondage (pāśa) rather than moving toward Shiva’s grace and liberation.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in humility, discipline, and honoring guru and śāstra; this verse shows the opposite mindset—arrogance and contempt—which blocks devotion (bhakti) and the receptivity needed for Saguna Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
Adopt daily Shiva-oriented discipline: bow to guru and elders, recite the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with repentance for pride, and practice simple worship with bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and mindful restraint to counteract arrogance.