Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24
त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”
एवं तेषां गतः कालो महान् सुतपतां मुने । ब्रह्मात्मनां तारकाणां धर्मेणेति मतिर्मम
evaṃ teṣāṃ gataḥ kālo mahān sutapatāṃ mune | brahmātmanāṃ tārakāṇāṃ dharmeṇeti matirmama
圣者啊，就这样，漫长的岁月在那些“诸子之主”身上流逝。依我之见，那些塔罗迦——其本性与梵天之力相系——乃由自身所定之法（达摩）所护持并引导。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It highlights that even powerful beings supported by boons or cosmic authority still move under Kāla (time) and dharma—implying that only Pati (Śiva) ultimately transcends and regulates these forces.
By stressing dharma and the limits of Brahmā-based power, the verse implicitly points devotees toward Śiva as the supreme governor; Linga worship centers on that transcendent-regulative reality (Pati) who restores order when dharma is disrupted.
A practical takeaway is dharma-aligned japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a daily reminder that time and destiny are mastered through devotion to Śiva, not merely through worldly power.