Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 39
शङ्खचूडकृततपः—ब्रह्मवरकवचप्राप्तिः / Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Austerity—Brahmā’s Boon and the Bestowal of the Kavaca
अंते प्राप्स्यति गोलोके श्रीकृष्णं पुनरेव सः । चतुर्भुजं च वैकुण्ठे मृते तस्मिंस्त्वमाप्स्यसि
aṃte prāpsyati goloke śrīkṛṣṇaṃ punareva saḥ | caturbhujaṃ ca vaikuṇṭhe mṛte tasmiṃstvamāpsyasi
ในที่สุดเขาจะได้ไปถึงพระศรีกฤษณะอีกครั้ง ณ โคโลกะ และเมื่อผู้นั้นละสังขารแล้ว ท่านจะได้บรรลุพระหริผู้มีสี่กร ณ ไวกุณฐะ
Suta Goswami (narrating the outcome of devotion and divine grace within the battle narrative)
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights the Purana’s teaching that sincere devotion culminates in divine proximity after death—here expressed as attaining Kṛṣṇa in Goloka and the four-armed Lord in Vaikuṇṭha—showing that grace determines the soul’s final spiritual destination.
Even within a Shaiva text, the fruit of devotion is described through accessible saguna forms and abodes; it reflects the Siddhānta emphasis that worship, purity, and grace lead the bound soul (paśu) beyond bondage (pāśa) toward the Lord’s presence—sometimes narrated via Vishnu/Kṛṣṇa realms depending on the devotee’s orientation.
The takeaway is steady bhakti with remembrance at life’s end—supported in Shiva Purana practice by japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with disciplined worship such as Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to constant recollection and inner purity.