Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 18
बाणस्य शोकः शिवस्मरणं च — Bāṇa’s Grief and the Turn to Śiva-Remembrance
निर्वैरता च विबुधैर्विष्णुना च विशेषतः । न पुनर्दैत्यता दुष्टा रजसा तमसा युता
nirvairatā ca vibudhairviṣṇunā ca viśeṣataḥ | na punardaityatā duṣṭā rajasā tamasā yutā
دیوتا—خصوصاً وِشنو—بے عداوت حالت میں رہتے ہیں؛ مگر بدخصلت دیو صفت ایسی نہیں ہوتی، کیونکہ وہ رَجَس اور تَمَس کے بندھن میں جکڑی رہتی ہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; it is a guṇa-psychology contrast: devas (sāttvika orientation) tend toward nirvaira, while daitya-disposition remains bound to rajas-tamas.
Significance: Didactic: pilgrimage is internalized as guṇa-śuddhi—reducing rajas/tamas to dissolve hostility and cultivate sāttvika peace.
FAQs
It contrasts a divine disposition—marked by nirvaira (freedom from hatred)—with the asuric disposition that remains trapped in rajas and tamas, implying that inner purification and sattva are prerequisites for dharma and liberation.
Linga-worship of Saguna Shiva is meant to transform the devotee’s inner qualities: devotion, purity, and restraint reduce rajas-tamas and cultivate sattva, which naturally expresses as non-enmity and reverence toward all beings.
A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a sattvic vow of non-hatred, supported by simple Shaiva disciplines like applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and maintaining restraint to weaken rajas and tamas.