Shloka 23
ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची
शापः सत्या कृतो देवान्पुरा विष्णुं च पालितम् शुक्रोत्सर्गस्तु रुद्रस्य गाङ्गेयोद्भव एव च
śāpaḥ satyā kṛto devānpurā viṣṇuṃ ca pālitam śukrotsargastu rudrasya gāṅgeyodbhava eva ca
В древности Сатья наложила проклятие на богов, и Вишну также был им сдержан. Что же до Рудры — произошло излияние его семени, и из него воистину возник рожденный от Ганги.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
It asserts Pati (Rudra-Śiva) as the decisive divine principle who governs cosmic events—an underlying Shaiva premise for Linga worship: the Linga signifies the supreme Lord whose will regulates devas and preserves dharma.
Shiva-tattva is implied as sovereign and causative: even when devas and Viṣṇu are bound by a curse (a limiting condition), Rudra’s śakti manifests creatively through the episode of śukrotsarga, leading to a Gaṅgā-born divine emergence.
No specific pūjā-vidhi is stated; the takeaway aligns with Pāśupata discipline: recognize Pati as the controller beyond pasha (limitations like curses) and orient practice toward surrender and inner steadiness rather than deva-dependent boons.