Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 67
कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”
ब्रह्माणं मामुवाचेदं स दक्षादिसुतं मुने । शृण्वतां पितृसंघानां संध्यायाश्च विगर्वधीः
brahmāṇaṃ māmuvācedaṃ sa dakṣādisutaṃ mune | śṛṇvatāṃ pitṛsaṃghānāṃ saṃdhyāyāśca vigarvadhīḥ
ഹേ മുനേ, ദക്ഷന്റെ ആ പുത്രൻ—ഗർവംകൊണ്ട് ബുദ്ധി വീങ്ങിയവൻ—പിതൃസംഘങ്ങളും സന്ധ്യയും കേൾക്കുമ്പോൾ, ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ തന്നേ എന്നോടു ഈ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
Brahmā (narrating to a sage, likely Nārada, within the Rudra Saṃhitā dialogue frame)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights how ahaṅkāra (pride) distorts discernment: even before revered cosmic witnesses (Brahmā, the Pitṛs, and Saṃdhyā), a pride-driven mind speaks rashly—setting the stage for karmic consequences and the need for humility before Śiva (Pati).
The verse contrasts ego-centered speech with the devotional attitude required for Saguna Śiva worship—approaching the Liṅga with vinaya (humility) and śaraṇāgati (surrender), not self-importance.
A practical takeaway is daily saṃdhyā-vandana with a humble recitation of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a discipline to soften pride and align speech and mind with dharma.