Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 29
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇana) — “Account of Sandhyā’s Story”
किं त्वेकां स्थापयिष्यामि मर्यादामिह भूतले । उत्पन्नमात्रा न यथा सकामास्स्युश्शरीरिणः
kiṃ tvekāṃ sthāpayiṣyāmi maryādāmiha bhūtale | utpannamātrā na yathā sakāmāssyuśśarīriṇaḥ
لیکن میں اس زمین پر ایک حدِ مراتب قائم کروں گی—تاکہ جسم والے جاندار پیدا ہوتے ہی خواہش اور لذت طلبی کے تابع نہ ہو جائیں۔
Lord Brahma (inferred within the Sati Khanda narrative as the cosmic lawgiver speaking about establishing restraint for beings)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It frames dharma as a necessary “maryādā” (restraint) for embodied life: unchecked kāma at birth binds the soul further in pāśa (bondage), whereas disciplined living supports purification and movement toward Shiva-realization.
Linga-worship in the Shiva Purana is repeatedly linked with inner restraint—devotion is not mere ritual but a reorientation from sense-driven life to Saguna Shiva as the chosen refuge, preparing the devotee for higher (nirguṇa) insight.
A practical takeaway is kāma-nigraha through japa and vrata: regular Panchakshara japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with simple self-restraint (niyama) so the mind does not become “sa-kāma” (desire-led).