Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 32
काली-परिचयः / Himagiri Presents Kālī (Pārvatī) to Śiva
भवत्यचल तत्संगाद्विषयोत्पत्तिराशु वै । विनश्यति च वैराग्यं ततो भ्रश्यति सत्तपः
bhavatyacala tatsaṃgādviṣayotpattirāśu vai | vinaśyati ca vairāgyaṃ tato bhraśyati sattapaḥ
Hỡi người kiên định, do giao hội với điều ấy (ảnh hưởng thế tục), các đối tượng dục lạc liền sinh khởi rất nhanh. Khi ấy, ly tham bị tiêu hoại, và từ đó khổ hạnh chân chính, thuần sattva, cũng suy rơi.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It warns that wrong association (saṅga) quickly stimulates desire for sense-objects, which erodes vairāgya; once detachment weakens, even sincere tapas loses purity and power—so the seeker must guard inner company and impressions to remain oriented to Pati (Shiva).
Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship disciplines the senses through reverent focus, mantra, and ritual purity; this counteracts viṣaya-utpatti (sense-impulse) and preserves vairāgya, allowing devotion to mature into steadiness and liberation-oriented practice.
Maintain protective discipline: daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), worship with vibhūti (Tripuṇḍra) and/or Rudrākṣa as reminders of renunciation, and deliberate avoidance of desire-stimulating company to keep tapas sattvic.