Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2
शङ्खचूडकृततपः—ब्रह्मवरकवचप्राप्तिः / Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Austerity—Brahmā’s Boon and the Bestowal of the Kavaca
गुरुदत्तां ब्रह्मविद्यां जजाप नियतेन्द्रियः । स एकाग्रमना भूत्वा करणानि निगृह्य च
gurudattāṃ brahmavidyāṃ jajāpa niyatendriyaḥ | sa ekāgramanā bhūtvā karaṇāni nigṛhya ca
குருவால் அருளப்பட்ட பிரம்மவித்தையை அவன் இந்திரியங்களை அடக்கி ஜபித்தான். ஒருமுக மனத்துடன் கர்மேந்திரியம், ஞானேந்திரியம் அனைத்தையும் கட்டுப்படுத்தினான்.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
FAQs
It presents the Shaiva path of liberation as guru-transmitted spiritual knowledge realized through japa, supported by indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and ekāgratā (one-pointedness), leading the soul toward Shiva’s grace and freedom from bondage.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is not merely external; it is fulfilled by inner discipline—steady japa and withdrawal of the senses—so the devotee’s mind can rest in Saguna Shiva (the worshipful form) and be led toward the higher realization of Shiva as the supreme Pati.
Guru-given mantra-japa with strict sense-control and focused meditation; as a Shaiva practice this is commonly paired with Shiva-upasana such as japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), performed with purity, restraint, and inward withdrawal.