Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 43
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
वृत्तांतं कथयामास शंखचूडकृतं तदा । देवकष्टसमाख्यानं पुरो विष्णोः परात्मनः
vṛttāṃtaṃ kathayāmāsa śaṃkhacūḍakṛtaṃ tadā | devakaṣṭasamākhyānaṃ puro viṣṇoḥ parātmanaḥ
ಆಗ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮನಾದ ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನ ಸಮ್ಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಂಖಚೂಡನು ಮಾಡಿದ ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳ ವೃತ್ತಾಂತವನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿ, ದೇವರ ಕಷ್ಟದ ಕಥನವನ್ನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿದನು।
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya; reporting the episode within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It highlights dharma under siege: the devas’ suffering is formally presented before a divine authority, implying that cosmic order is restored not by egoic force but by rightful appeal to the Supreme and to dharmic governance—ultimately fulfilled through Śiva’s higher oversight in the Yuddhakhaṇḍa.
Though Viṣṇu is named here as “Parātmā,” the Yuddhakhaṇḍa frames divine functions as coordinated under the supreme Lordship of Śiva; for devotees, it reinforces Saguna worship—approaching the Divine with a clear account, surrender, and prayer—an attitude central to Linga-bhakti.
The takeaway is śaraṇāgati (surrender) and truthful confession of one’s plight before the Divine; in practice, devotees may pair this with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while offering water and bilva to the Liṅga, seeking protection of dharma.