Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 17
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
तरसा सहसा चक्रे कदनं त्रिदिवौकसाम् । प्रदुद्रुवुस्सुरास्सर्वे तत्सुतेजो न सेहिरे
tarasā sahasā cakre kadanaṃ tridivaukasām | pradudruvussurāssarve tatsutejo na sehire
Sa napakalakas na bilis at biglaang puwersa, nagpasimula siya ng mabangis na paglipol sa mga nananahan sa tatlong langit. Tumakas ang lahat ng mga Deva, sapagkat hindi nila matiis ang naglalagablab na tejas ng anak na iyon.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga episode; the verse belongs to the Yuddhakhaṇḍa narrative of a daitya/dānava’s overpowering tejas causing the devas’ flight, setting the stage for Śiva’s restoring intervention later in the arc.
FAQs
It highlights that mere celestial status (deva-hood) is not the highest refuge; when confronted by overwhelming divine tejas, pride and limited power collapse, and true safety lies in humility, surrender, and alignment with Shiva’s supreme order (Pati).
The verse portrays tejas as a manifest, perceivable power—an aspect of Saguna divinity. Linga-worship trains the devotee to approach that same supreme presence with reverence and steadiness, rather than with the deva-like assumption of control.
Cultivate endurance and surrender through japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined worship (arcana) with Tripuṇḍra-bhasma; these stabilize the mind before intense inner tejas arising in devotion and meditation.