Shiva Purana — Kotirudra Samhita, Shloka 15
मित्रसह-राज्ञो रक्षत्व-शापकथा — The Curse that Turns King Mitrasaha into a Rakshasa
Vasiṣṭha’s Śāpa Narrative
ततःप्रभृति राजाभूत्स लोकेस्मिन्मुनीश्वराः । कल्मषांघ्रिरिति ख्यातः प्रभावात्तज्जलस्य हि
tataḥprabhṛti rājābhūtsa lokesminmunīśvarāḥ | kalmaṣāṃghririti khyātaḥ prabhāvāttajjalasya hi
自此以后，噢诸位大圣，那位国王在世间被称为“迦尔摩沙昂伽利”（罪足者），唯因那圣水的威力所致。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It highlights tirtha-mahātmyā: contact with a sacred medium (here, potent water connected to Śiva’s sphere) can strongly shape one’s worldly identity and karmic narrative—purifying when approached with devotion, or marking one when misused or misunderstood.
In the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā, sacred waters are typically linked to Śiva’s manifested grace (saguṇa-anugraha) around Jyotirliṅga-tīrthas; the verse underscores that Śiva’s accessible, tangible aids—liṅga, tīrtha, and pilgrimage—carry transformative power in the devotee’s life.
A practical takeaway is tīrtha-snān (ritual bathing) with śiva-smaraṇa and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), treating sacred water as a vehicle of purification and humility rather than mere folklore.