Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
शिवपुत्रजननवर्णनम् — Description of the Birth/Manifestation of Śiva’s Son
देव्युवाच । रे रे सुरगणास्सर्वे यूयं दुष्टा विशेषतः । स्वार्थसंसाधका नित्यं तदर्थं परदुःखदाः
devyuvāca | re re suragaṇāssarve yūyaṃ duṣṭā viśeṣataḥ | svārthasaṃsādhakā nityaṃ tadarthaṃ paraduḥkhadāḥ
देवी म्हणाली—अरे अरे! हे सर्व देवगण, तुम्ही विशेषतः दुष्ट आहात. तुम्ही नेहमी स्वार्थसिद्धीत मग्न राहता आणि त्यासाठी इतरांना दुःख देणारे होता.
Devī (the Goddess, i.e., Pārvatī/Umā in the Kumārakhaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It condemns svārtha (self-serving motive) that produces para-duḥkha (others’ suffering), pointing to the Shaiva ethic that true dharma and spiritual maturity are measured by compassion, restraint, and purity of intention.
Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship is meant to dissolve ego and self-interest; this rebuke highlights that even devas fall when actions are driven by personal gain rather than devotion, dharma, and reverence for Śiva’s order.
Practice japa with the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) while cultivating ahiṃsā and compassion; offer bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and pray to Śiva to purify svārtha so one’s actions do not become a cause of others’ pain.