Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 21
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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ब्रह्मोवाच । रते तु तिष्ठतो वीर्यं पपात वसुधातले । मया ज्ञातममोघं तच्छंकरस्य प्रकोपतः
brahmovāca | rate tu tiṣṭhato vīryaṃ papāta vasudhātale | mayā jñātamamoghaṃ tacchaṃkarasya prakopataḥ
พระพรหมตรัสว่า—ขณะเขายืนอยู่ในภาวะแห่งรติ พลังเชื้อได้ตกลงบนผืนปฐพี ด้วยพระพิโรธของศังกร เราจึงรู้ว่าอำนาจนั้นไม่เคยสูญเปล่า.
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; it belongs to the Skanda/Kumāra origin-cycle where Śiva’s tejas becomes uncontainable and must be transferred through cosmic bearers (Bhū–Agni–Giri–Gaṅgā) until it can manifest as Kumāra.
Significance: Frames the doctrine that Śiva’s tejas is ‘amogha’ (infallible): contact with it is transformative but requires adhikāra (fitness) and divine mediation.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: creative
FAQs
The verse highlights that Śiva’s śakti is amogha—never futile—so even an outward event in the narrative points to an inner truth: the Lord’s power operates infallibly under His sovereign will, beyond ordinary causality.
It underscores the tangible, world-sustaining efficacy of Saguna Śiva’s presence: in Linga worship devotees honor Śiva as the living source of śakti, whose power manifests reliably for protection, purification, and grace.
A practical takeaway is steady Linga-upāsanā with Panchākṣarī japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as reminders that Śiva’s śakti is unfailing and should be approached with reverence, restraint, and devotion.