Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
शुक्रस्य जठरस्थत्वं तथा मृत्युशमनी-विद्या (Śukra in Śiva’s belly and the death-subduing vidyā)
शुक्र उवाच । यत्त्वया भाषितं तात तत्सर्वं तथ्यमेव हि । एतद्विद्योपार्जनं हि दानवार्थं कृतं मया
śukra uvāca | yattvayā bhāṣitaṃ tāta tatsarvaṃ tathyameva hi | etadvidyopārjanaṃ hi dānavārthaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā
Sinabi ni Śukra: “O mahal kong anak, ang lahat ng sinabi mo ay tunay na totoo. Ang pagkamal ko ng banal na vidyā na ito ay ginawa ko para sa kapakanan ng mga Dānava.”
Śukra
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Īśāna
FAQs
It highlights that knowledge (vidyā) can be pursued with different intentions; from a Shaiva Siddhānta lens, true liberation-oriented knowledge is that which turns the soul toward Pati (Śiva), whereas worldly or factional motives keep one bound to pasha (bondage).
By contrast: Śukra speaks of acquiring knowledge for the Dānavas’ aims, while Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship is traditionally framed as a purifying discipline that redirects intention toward devotion, surrender, and Śiva’s grace rather than power for conflict.
No specific ritual is prescribed in this line; the takeaway is to purify intention through Shaiva disciplines such as japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and devotion-centered contemplation so that knowledge becomes a means to grace, not domination.