Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24
कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera
तातानुरूपो रूपेण यशसा कुलशीलतः । ततो न त्रपसे किन्नस्त्यज दुर्वृत्ततां स्वकाम्
tātānurūpo rūpeṇa yaśasā kulaśīlataḥ | tato na trapase kinnastyaja durvṛttatāṃ svakām
रूप, यश, कुल आणि शील—सर्व बाबतीत तू पित्याच्या अनुरूप आहेस. मग तुला लाज का वाटत नाही? काय कमी आहे? स्वतःहून स्वीकारलेली ही दुर्वृत्ती सोडून दे।
Brahmā (in the Sṛṣṭi narrative, admonishing a wayward being)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadyojāta
FAQs
It teaches that true nobility is proven by conduct: one must renounce self-willed unrighteousness and return to dharma, which purifies the mind and prepares it for Shiva-bhakti and liberation.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is grounded in inner purity and disciplined character; abandoning durvṛtta aligns the devotee with the sattvic disposition required for fruitful Saguna Shiva devotion and grace.
A practical takeaway is dharmic self-restraint supported by daily Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with repentance and a vow to abandon harmful habits.