Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 26
गजासुरतपः–देवलोकक्षोभः
Gajāsura’s Austerities and the Disturbance of the Worlds
एवमैश्वर्यमत्तस्य दृप्तस्योच्छास्त्रवर्तिनः । काले व्यतीते महति पापबुद्धिरभूत्ततः
evamaiśvaryamattasya dṛptasyocchāstravartinaḥ | kāle vyatīte mahati pāpabuddhirabhūttataḥ
ដូច្នេះ សម្រាប់មនុស្សអួតអាងនោះ ដែលស្រវឹងដោយអំណាច ហើយដើរតាមផ្លូវអាក្រក់ប្រឆាំងធម៌ ពេលកាលយូរបានកន្លងផុតទៅ គំនិតបាបក៏កើតឡើងក្នុងចិត្តរបស់គេ។
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: Mahākāla as Śiva who subdues Time itself; the verse’s stress on ‘kāla’ and the ripening of adharma evokes the Mahākāla motif where Time becomes the instrument of Śiva’s ordinance and eventual downfall of the arrogant.
Significance: Remembrance that all aiśvarya is time-bound; worship of Mahākāla is sought for fearlessness before time/death and for dharma-stability.
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: kāla as moral-cosmic ripening: the maturation of pāpa leading toward inevitable retribution
FAQs
It warns that aiśvarya-mada (pride born of power) and rejection of śāstra gradually harden the mind, culminating in pāpa-buddhi; in Shaiva Siddhanta this is the pasha (bond) of mala and karma obscuring the soul’s orientation to Pati (Śiva).
Linga/Saguna-Śiva worship disciplines ego and aligns one with śāstra and dharma; the verse shows the opposite trajectory—when one turns away from right conduct, the mind becomes fit for adharma rather than devotion.
Cultivate humility through daily Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with self-examination; pairing it with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of impermanence helps counter pride and stabilize dharmic intention.