Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
एवं स बुभुजे राज्यं राजराजेश्वरो महान् । सर्वेषां भुवनानां च शंखचूडश्चिरं समाः
evaṃ sa bubhuje rājyaṃ rājarājeśvaro mahān | sarveṣāṃ bhuvanānāṃ ca śaṃkhacūḍaściraṃ samāḥ
Kaya nga, si Śaṅkhacūḍa—ang dakilang hari, panginoon ng mga hari—ay matagal na nagtamasa ng kanyang paghahari, na may kapangyarihan sa lahat ng mga daigdig sa loob ng maraming taon.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights the temporary nature of worldly power: even a mighty ruler who controls many realms remains within the bonds of karma and time, whereas liberation (moksha) arises only through turning toward Pati—Lord Shiva—beyond mere dominion.
By contrasting long worldly enjoyment with lasting spiritual fulfillment, the narrative implicitly points to Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upasana, bhakti, and dharma) as the stabilizing refuge that outlasts political or cosmic authority.
The takeaway is detachment and Shiva-centered devotion: steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and daily reverence to the Shiva Linga to purify desire for power into surrender and dharmic living.