Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 15
Nāgeśa-jyotirliṅga-prādurbhāvaḥ — The Manifestation of the Nāgeśa Jyotirliṅga
सूत उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा वचनं तेभ्यस्समाश्वास्य प्रजाः पुनः । तपश्चकार विविधमौर्वो लोकसुखावहः
sūta uvāca | ityuktvā vacanaṃ tebhyassamāśvāsya prajāḥ punaḥ | tapaścakāra vividhamaurvo lokasukhāvahaḥ
Sinabi ni Sūta: “Pagkasabi niya ng gayon sa kanila at muling pinanatag ang mga tao, si Aurva—na nagdadala ng kapakanan at ligaya sa daigdig—ay nagsagawa ng iba’t ibang uri ng tapasya.”
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
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The verse highlights tapas as a dharmic, world-supporting force: a realized sage first steadies society through reassurance and then turns inward to disciplined austerity, showing that spiritual practice should culminate in loka-hita (the welfare of beings) under Shiva’s cosmic order.
Although the Linga is not named here, Kotirudra Saṃhitā frames pilgrimage and devotion around Shiva’s manifest grace; the sage’s tapas functions as inner worship—an offering of mind and life-force—aligned with Saguna Shiva’s compassionate governance that sustains worldly peace and well-being.
The takeaway is disciplined tapas: steady vows, mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), and contemplative restraint; the verse emphasizes perseverance and inner purification rather than a specific external rite.