Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
दीक्षितपुत्रस्य दैन्यचिन्ता तथा शिवरात्र्युपासनाप्रसङ्गः / The Initiate’s Son in Distress and the Occasion of Śivarātri Worship
देशांतरे यस्य धनं स सद्यस्सुखमेधते । भयमस्ति धने चौरात्स विघ्नस्सर्वतोभवः
deśāṃtare yasya dhanaṃ sa sadyassukhamedhate | bhayamasti dhane caurātsa vighnassarvatobhavaḥ
អ្នកណាដែលទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិនៅឆ្ងាយ អាចមើលទៅដូចជារីកចម្រើនដោយសុខសាន្តមួយភ្លែត; ប៉ុន្តែទ្រព្យនោះភ្ជាប់ជាមួយការភ័យខ្លាចចោរ ហើយពីទ្រព្យនោះឧបសគ្គកើតឡើងគ្រប់ទិស។
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating the teaching within the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It warns that external possessions easily become pasha (bondage): even when wealth appears to bring comfort, it also generates bhaya (fear) and vighna (obstacles), nudging the seeker toward vairagya and reliance on Shiva rather than unstable supports.
Linga-worship trains the mind to rest in the stable refuge of Shiva (Pati) rather than in shifting objects (pasha). This verse supports Saguna upasana by showing that worldly security is fragile, whereas devotion and surrender to Shiva reduce anxiety and inner obstruction.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with a mindset of detachment, along with simple Shaiva discipline such as applying bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) to remember impermanence and keep the mind steady amid fear and distraction.