Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45
अनिरुद्धापहरणानन्तरं कृष्णस्य शोणितपुरगमनम् तथा रुद्रकृष्णयुद्धारम्भः | After Aniruddha’s Abduction: Kṛṣṇa Marches to Śoṇitapura and the Rudra–Kṛṣṇa Battle Begins
कालो दैवं कर्म जीवस्स्वभावो द्रव्यमेव च । क्षेत्रं च प्राण आत्मा च विकारस्तत्समूहकः
kālo daivaṃ karma jīvassvabhāvo dravyameva ca | kṣetraṃ ca prāṇa ātmā ca vikārastatsamūhakaḥ
時、天命（ダイヴァ）、業、個我（ジーヴァ）、生得の性質、物質；さらにクシェートラ（身の場）、プラーナ（生命の息）、そしてアートマン——これらはその変容とともに、顕現した存在の総体を成す。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It lists the main factors that bind and shape embodied life—time, destiny, karma, nature, and material conditions—so the seeker recognizes the scope of bondage (pāśa) and turns toward Shiva (Pati) for liberation.
By mapping the components of worldly experience, the verse implies that all aggregates and their changes are within Shiva’s governance; Linga worship trains the mind to see the mutable field (kṣetra) as dependent, and to seek the unchanging Lord who grants grace beyond karma.
Contemplate these factors as impermanent and conditioned, then steady the mind in Shiva through japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and disciplined breath-awareness (prāṇa-smarana) as support for inner detachment.