Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
रे रे शठ महादुष्ट दुष्टानां दुष्टबोधवान् । अभक्षश्शिववीर्यं यन्नाकार्षीरुचितं हि तत्
re re śaṭha mahāduṣṭa duṣṭānāṃ duṣṭabodhavān | abhakṣaśśivavīryaṃ yannākārṣīrucitaṃ hi tat
ഏ ഏ, വഞ്ചകനായ മഹാദുഷ്ടാ! ദുഷ്ടന്മാരിൽ പോലും ദുഷ്ടബോധമുള്ളവനേ! ഭക്ഷിക്കരുതാത്ത ശിവവീര്യം ഭക്ഷ്യമെന്നു കരുതി നീ ചെയ്തതു തീർത്തും അനുചിതം.
Lord Shiva (inferred, rebuking an offender within the Kumārakhaṇḍa narrative)
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a rebuke condemning the act of ‘consuming’ Śiva’s vīrya as improper.
FAQs
The verse condemns irreverence toward Śiva’s sacred power and highlights that adharma and disrespect (aparādha) obstruct grace; in Shaiva thought, purity of intention and restraint are essential for Śiva’s anugraha (liberating favor).
Linga-worship centers on reverence for Śiva as Pati and for His śakti as holy; the verse reinforces that approaching Saguna Śiva requires humility and dharmic conduct, not exploitation or profanation of what is sacred.
A practical takeaway is aparādha-kṣamā (seeking forgiveness), followed by Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with disciplined conduct; if performing pūjā, maintain śauca (purity) and offer bhasma/flowers with devotion rather than irreverent acts.