The story of Cañculā’s fall and redemption is instructive of the power of Śiva Purāṇa. It shows how a little contact with a pure brāhmaṇa devotee can have enormous effect. It also reminds us that, while social fashions of morality may change with the times, the actual standards do not. We will have to experience the consequences of our actions not as measured by popular opinion, but by the unchanging laws of Dharma.