Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 34
शिवतेजसः समुद्रे बालरूपप्रादुर्भावः (Śiva’s Tejas Manifesting as a Child in the Ocean)
कालनेम्यसुरो वीरोऽसुराणां प्रवरस्सुधीः । साधु येनेम्बुधेर्याञ्चां स्वकर्मनिपुणो मुने
kālanemyasuro vīro'surāṇāṃ pravarassudhīḥ | sādhu yenembudheryāñcāṃ svakarmanipuṇo mune
ಓ ಮುನಿಯೇ! ವೀರ ಅಸುರ ಕಾಲನೇಮಿ ಅಸುರರಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನೂ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದನು; ತನ್ನ ಉಪಾಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಪುಣನಾಗಿ ಅಂಬುಧಿಯ ಯಾಚನೆಯನ್ನು ಯಥಾವಿಧಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸಿದನು।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights that worldly intelligence and heroism can exist even in Asuric beings, yet such skill—when driven by ego and opposition to dharma—does not become liberating wisdom; in Shaiva thought, true uplift comes from turning the mind toward Pati (Shiva), not merely mastering tactics.
By contrast: the verse depicts reliance on personal capability and planning, whereas Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upasana) emphasizes surrender, purification, and grace—transforming the doer-centered attitude into devotion-centered practice.
A practical takeaway is to replace doer-pride with Shiva-smaraṇa: steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and Tripuṇḍra-bhasma dhāraṇa as daily reminders that true crossing of the ‘ocean’ of saṃsāra comes through Shiva’s grace and inner discipline.