Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5
शङ्खचूडकृततपः—ब्रह्मवरकवचप्राप्तिः / Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Austerity—Brahmā’s Boon and the Bestowal of the Kavaca
वरं ययाचे ब्रह्माणमजेयत्वं दिवौकसाम् । तथेत्याह विधिस्तं वै सुप्रसन्नेन चेतसा
varaṃ yayāce brahmāṇamajeyatvaṃ divaukasām | tathetyāha vidhistaṃ vai suprasannena cetasā
Dia memohon kepada Brahmā suatu kurnia—ketakterkalahkan terhadap para dewa. Vidhī (Brahmā), dengan hati yang amat berkenan, menjawab, “Jadilah demikian,” lalu mengurniakannya.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
The verse highlights how worldly power gained through boons (like victory over devas) is still conditional and can bind the soul (paśu) through pride and domination; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes seeking Shiva (Pati) for liberation rather than mere supremacy.
Such boons often set the narrative stage for Shiva’s saguna intervention to protect dharma; the devotee is guided to take refuge in Shiva—commonly through Linga worship—as the true, higher shelter beyond the limited powers granted by other deities.
A practical takeaway is to redirect desire from “ajeyatva” to Shiva-bhakti: daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Linga-archana, cultivating humility instead of power-seeking.