Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 37
कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera
न्यस्तां रत्नमयीं गेहे करस्य पितुरूर्मिकाम् । चोरयित्वैकदादाय दुरोदरकरेऽर्पयत्
nyastāṃ ratnamayīṃ gehe karasya piturūrmikām | corayitvaikadādāya durodarakare'rpayat
ម្តងមួយ គេបានលួចចិញ្ចៀនម្រាមដៃដាក់ពេជ្ររបស់ឪពុក ដែលបានទុកនៅក្នុងផ្ទះ ហើយយកទៅប្រគល់ដល់ដៃអ្នកលេងល្បែងស៊ីសង ដោយអំពើអាក្រក់នាំទៅកាន់វិនាស។
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Significance: Ethical warning: even sacred family trust and wealth are consumed by pāśa (dyūta). The implied path is repentance, restitution, and Śiva-śaraṇāgati.
FAQs
It illustrates how pāśa (bondage) strengthens through adharma—here, theft and gambling—driving the soul further into karmic entanglement and away from Shiva-oriented purity and self-restraint.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in śauca (purity), satya, and restraint; this act shows the opposite tendency. The narrative contrast implies that turning to Saguna Shiva with repentance and disciplined conduct is the remedy for such downward habits.
A practical takeaway is to adopt daily Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a vow of self-control (niyama), using rudrākṣa for steadiness of mind and to withdraw from addictive impulses like gambling.