Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 19
विदलोत्पलदैत्ययोरुत्पत्तिः देवपराजयः ब्रह्मोपदेशः नारदप्रेषणम्
Vidalotpala Daityas, Defeat of the Devas, Brahmā’s Counsel, and Nārada’s Mission
देवीं तां संजिहीर्षंतौ विषमेषु प्रपीडितौ । दिव उत्तेरतुः क्षिप्रं मायां स्वीकृत्य शांबरीम्
devīṃ tāṃ saṃjihīrṣaṃtau viṣameṣu prapīḍitau | diva utteratuḥ kṣipraṃ māyāṃ svīkṛtya śāṃbarīm
他们意欲夺取那位女神，又在险境中受逼迫，便迅速升入空中，取用“商婆梨幻力”（Śāmbharī māyā）——源自湿婆境界的迷幻神通。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; the key motif is ‘Śāmbharī māyā’—a Śiva-associated illusory power—used by daityas to approach and seize Devī.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It highlights how māyā can be weaponized in conflict: beings driven by desire to possess the Devī resort to illusion, showing that power without dharma becomes bondage, while Śiva’s domain of māyā ultimately serves the cosmic order.
Śāmbharī māyā is described as arising from Śiva’s sphere, pointing to Saguna Śiva’s governance over manifest powers (śakti and māyā). Linga-worship centers on recognizing Śiva as the Lord of all energies, including the forces that delude and the grace that liberates.
A practical takeaway is vigilance against māyā through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady devotion, using mantra to discern truth amid deception—especially when the mind is pressured by fear or desire.