Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
शङ्खचूडकस्य राज्याभिषेकः तथा शक्रपुरीं प्रति प्रस्थानम् | Śaṅkhacūḍa’s Coronation and March toward Indra’s City
त्रिलोकस्य परेषां च सकलानामधीश्वरः । स बभूव महावीरश्शंखचूडो महाबली
trilokasya pareṣāṃ ca sakalānāmadhīśvaraḥ | sa babhūva mahāvīraśśaṃkhacūḍo mahābalī
تینوں لوکوں اور ان سے پرے تمام مخلوقات پر اقتدار رکھنے والا وہ شَنکھچوڑ، نہایت زورآور، ایک مہاویر یودھا بن گیا۔
Sūta Gosvāmī
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights how extraordinary worldly power—even “lordship over the three worlds”—remains within saṃsāra; in Shaiva Siddhanta, only Shiva (Pati) truly transcends all realms, and pride in strength becomes a cause of bondage (pāśa).
By contrasting a powerful asura’s temporary sovereignty with Shiva’s supreme, enduring lordship, the verse implicitly directs the devotee toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga as the steadfast support) rather than reliance on unstable worldly dominion.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to cultivate humility and surrender, recognizing Shiva as the true Adhīśvara beyond triloka.