Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40
शङ्खचूडकृततपः—ब्रह्मवरकवचप्राप्तिः / Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Austerity—Brahmā’s Boon and the Bestowal of the Kavaca
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्येवमाशिषं दत्त्वा स्वालयं तु ययौ विधिः । गांधर्वेण विवाहेन जगृहे तां च दानवः
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityevamāśiṣaṃ dattvā svālayaṃ tu yayau vidhiḥ | gāṃdharveṇa vivāhena jagṛhe tāṃ ca dānavaḥ
สนัตกุมารกล่าวว่า “เมื่อประทานพรดังนี้แล้ว วิธิ (พรหมา) ก็กลับสู่ที่พำนักของตน จากนั้นทานวะได้รับนางเป็นภรรยาด้วยพิธีสมรสแบบคานธรรพะ (โดยความยินยอมร่วมกัน)”
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pasha
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The verse highlights how worldly events proceed after a divine sanction: Brahmā gives a benediction and departs, and the Dānava acts according to his desire. In Shaiva understanding, blessings and circumstances do not override dharma—choices (saṅkalpa) still shape bondage and future conflict.
Indirectly, it frames the karmic and moral backdrop of the Yuddha-khaṇḍa: when beings act from passion and ego, conflict arises, and the need for Shiva’s saguna grace (as protector and restorer of order) becomes prominent in the wider narrative.
No specific ritual is prescribed in this line. The practical takeaway is inner discipline: restraining desire and aligning actions with dharma—supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) for purification of intention.