Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 15
अवंतीस्थ-ब्राह्मणकथा तथा तृतीय-ज्योतिर्लिङ्गोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावना
Avanti Brahmin Narrative and Prelude to the Third Jyotirliṅga
ब्रह्मणो वरदानाच्च जगतुच्छीचकार ह । देवा पराजितास्तेन स्थानान्निस्सारितास्तथा
brahmaṇo varadānācca jagatucchīcakāra ha | devā parājitāstena sthānānnissāritāstathā
Pinalakas ng biyayang kaloob ni Brahmā, ginulo niya ang mga daigdig at inihulog sa kaguluhan. Sa kanya natalo ang mga deva at pinalayas din mula sa kanilang mga tahanang makalangit.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Kālāntaka
Cosmic Event: World-order disruption (jagat-ucchī) as a localized ‘pralaya-like’ upheaval caused by adharmic power.
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It highlights that power gained through boons can still bind one to disorder and pride; lasting auspiciousness arises only under Śiva’s lordship (Pati) and dharma, not from mere cosmic authority.
The verse sets the narrative need for divine restoration: when cosmic balance collapses, devotees turn to Saguna Śiva—often worshiped as the Liṅga—for protection, reestablishment of order, and grace that transcends boon-born power.
A practical takeaway is to seek Śiva’s refuge through japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and steady devotion, rather than relying on worldly “boons” such as status or force.