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
पुरा सत्या देवान् शापं कृतवती, विष्णुश्च तेन पालितः। रुद्रस्य तु शुक्रोत्सर्गोऽभूत्, तस्माद् गङ्गेयोद्भव एव जातः॥
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.