Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 33
Nāgeśa-jyotirliṅga-prādurbhāvaḥ — The Manifestation of the Nāgeśa Jyotirliṅga
राक्षसाश्च पृथिव्यां वै नाजग्मुश्च कदाचन । मुनेश्शापभयादेव बभ्रमुस्ते चले तदा
rākṣasāśca pṛthivyāṃ vai nājagmuśca kadācana | muneśśāpabhayādeva babhramuste cale tadā
مُنی کے شاپ کے خوف سے وہ راکشس پھر کبھی زمین پر نہ آئے؛ اُس وقت وہ صرف متحرک عوالم میں ہی بھٹکتے رہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights the inviolable power of tapas and dharma: even violent beings are restrained when confronted by the spiritual authority of a realized sage, showing that adharma cannot freely prevail where righteousness is protected.
Kotirudrasaṃhitā frames Shiva as the supreme protector (Pati) who upholds cosmic order; devotion to Shiva—often centered on the Linga—aligns one with that protective order, by which disruptive forces are checked and harmony is restored.
A practical takeaway is protective Shaiva sadhana—daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with vibhuti (Tripundra) and rudraksha—cultivating purity and fearlessness while staying within dharmic conduct.