Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
कार्त्तिकेयान्वेषण-नन्दिसंवाद-वर्णनम्
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लोकपाला ऊचुः । त्वदवीर्यं निह्नुतं येन पापिना पतितभ्रमात् । भाजनं तस्य सोत्यन्तं तत्तपं कर्म संततिम्
lokapālā ūcuḥ | tvadavīryaṃ nihnutaṃ yena pāpinā patitabhramāt | bhājanaṃ tasya sotyantaṃ tattapaṃ karma saṃtatim
لوک پالوں نے کہا—جس گنہگار نے گرے ہوئے فریب میں تیرے ویرْیَ کو چھپایا، وہی اس کے پھل کا برتن بنے؛ اس پر تپسیا اور کرم کی اٹوٹ، نہ ختم ہونے والی کڑی لازم ہو۔
The Lokapālas (Guardians of the Directions)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It highlights that obscuring or resisting Shiva’s divine will (here symbolized as His potency) arises from delusion and leads to binding consequences—life becomes dominated by fruit-seeking action and burdensome austerity until humility and Shiva’s grace restore right alignment.
The Linga represents Shiva’s manifest presence and sovereign power; this verse warns against denying that power. Worship of Saguna Shiva through the Linga cultivates surrender, replacing delusion with devotion so karma is purified rather than multiplied.
A practical takeaway is karmic purification through Shaiva devotion: daily japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering water to the Shiva-Linga with repentance, and maintaining Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder to restrain ego and delusion.