Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
जालन्धरस्य दूतप्रेषणम् — Jalandhara Sends an Envoy to Kailāsa
The Provocation of Śiva
मृत्योरुत्क्रांतिदा शक्तिर्मया नीता बलाद्वरा । ददौ मह्यं शुचिर्दिव्ये शुचिशौचे च वाससी
mṛtyorutkrāṃtidā śaktirmayā nītā balādvarā | dadau mahyaṃ śucirdivye śuciśauce ca vāsasī
Dinala ko sa lakas ang dakilang Śakti na nagbibigay ng pag-alis mula sa kamatayan; at ang dalisay na Siya ay nagkaloob sa akin ng dalawang banal na kasuotan—malinis at nakapagpapabanal.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Yuddhakhaṇḍa account to the sages, quoting the episode’s narration)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights that transcendence over death is enabled by a higher divine Śakti—purity and sanctification symbolize the soul’s readiness for Shiva’s liberating grace (anugraha) in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.
In Linga/Saguna Shiva worship, purity (śauca) and sanctifying disciplines are emphasized as outer supports; the verse echoes that liberation is not merely human effort but is completed through divine power aligned with Shiva.
Maintain śauca (cleanliness) and inner purity as preparatory disciplines—paired with steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a sattvic routine, treating external purity as a support for inward transformation.