Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera
राजापि श्रोष्यति यदा तव दुश्चेष्टितं सुत । श्रद्धां विहाय ते ताते वृत्तिलोपं करिष्यति
rājāpi śroṣyati yadā tava duśceṣṭitaṃ suta | śraddhāṃ vihāya te tāte vṛttilopaṃ kariṣyati
ดูก่อนบุตร เมื่อพระราชาได้ยินเรื่องความประพฤติชั่วของเจ้า พระองค์จะละทิ้งความไว้วางใจที่มีต่อบิดาของเจ้า และจะตัดทางทำมาหากินของเขาเสีย
Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages, conveying an admonitory dialogue within the story)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches that adharma breaks śraddhā (trust) and severs one’s worldly support; in Shaiva thought, ethical restraint is a necessary foundation for bhakti and inner purity that leads toward grace (anugraha).
Linga worship is upheld by śraddhā and right conduct; when misconduct spreads, faith and patronage decline, weakening one’s capacity to maintain disciplined devotion to Saguna Shiva through daily pūjā.
A practical takeaway is to restore conduct through regular japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with vows of truthful speech and restraint, so that devotion is supported by dhārmic living.