Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
शङ्खचूडदूतागमनम् — The Arrival of Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Envoy
and Praise of Śiva
अलं भूतविरोधेन देवद्रोहेण किं पुनः । कुलीनाश्शुद्धकर्माणः सर्वे कश्यपवंशजाः
alaṃ bhūtavirodhena devadroheṇa kiṃ punaḥ | kulīnāśśuddhakarmāṇaḥ sarve kaśyapavaṃśajāḥ
భూతజనాలతో వైరం చాలును—అయితే దేవద్రోహం గురించి మరెంత చెప్పాలి! వీరందరూ కశ్యప వంశజులు, కులీనులు, శుద్ధకర్ములు.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages, conveying the ethical rebuke within the battle narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
It elevates dharma above conflict: harming beings is condemned, and betraying the devas is portrayed as an even graver fall. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, purity of action (śuddha-karma) supports inner purification that makes devotion to Pati (Shiva) fruitful.
Linga-worship is grounded in śuddhi (purity) and non-violence in intent; the verse stresses ethical restraint as a prerequisite for effective bhakti. Devadroha contradicts the reverence owed to divine order upheld through Shiva’s saguna governance.
Adopt śuddha-karmācāra alongside worship: daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a vow of non-harm and truthful conduct; if using bhasma and rudrākṣa, let them be worn as reminders to avoid hostility and betrayal in thought, word, and deed.