Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 7
Ghuśmā–Sudehā: Jealousy, Household Honor, and the Ethics of Śaiva Merit (गुश्मा–सुदेहा प्रसङ्गः)
सुधर्म्मा गृहमागत्य वधूं पुत्रं विवाहितम् । उत्साहं दर्शयामास प्रियाभ्यां हर्षयन्निव
sudharmmā gṛhamāgatya vadhūṃ putraṃ vivāhitam | utsāhaṃ darśayāmāsa priyābhyāṃ harṣayanniva
Sudharmā trở về nhà, thấy con trai đã thành hôn và nàng dâu hiện diện. Ông bày tỏ niềm hăng hái lớn lao, như đang làm vui lòng những người thân yêu.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Role: nurturing
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It highlights dharmic household life (gṛhastha) as a supportive ground for Shaiva devotion—joy and harmony in family relations can become sattvic fuel for worship and pilgrimage-minded faith.
Though not explicitly mentioning the Liṅga here, the Kotirudra narrative frames worldly events within Shiva’s sacred order; a settled, dharmic home life enables steady Saguna Shiva worship—daily pūjā, vrata, and pilgrimage to Jyotirliṅgas.
The takeaway is to stabilize the mind through dharmic joy and then maintain regular Shiva-upāsanā—daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and simple home Liṅga-pūjā with purity and gratitude.