Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
त्रिपुरदाहवर्णनम् | Tripura-dāha-varṇanam
Description of the Burning of Tripura
दुर्लभं लब्धमस्माभिर्यदप्राप्यं सुरासुरैः । त्वद्भावभाविता बुद्धिर्जातेजाते भवत्विति
durlabhaṃ labdhamasmābhiryadaprāpyaṃ surāsuraiḥ | tvadbhāvabhāvitā buddhirjātejāte bhavatviti
لقد نلنا ما هو نادرٌ جدًّا، ما لم ينله حتى الآلهةُ ولا الأسورا. فلتكن عقولُنا مشبعةً دائمًا ببهافاكَ (نعمتك وذكرك)، ولتنهض في كلِّ مولدٍ، مرةً بعد مرة.
Devās (gods) offering a prayer to Lord Śiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Significance: Models the Siddhānta ideal of śivabhāva-bhāvitā buddhi (intellect permeated by Śiva): the true ‘rare attainment’ is sustained devotion/gnosis that ripens into grace across births.
Type: stotra
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It declares that the rarest attainment is not merely victory or boons, but a mind illumined by Śiva—an intellect shaped by His presence and grace—sought even across repeated births, aligning with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on anugraha (divine grace) leading the soul toward liberation.
By praying for “tvad-bhāva-bhāvitā buddhi,” devotees ask that their inner awareness remain absorbed in Śiva’s form and reality—precisely what Linga-worship cultivates: steady remembrance, reverence, and surrender to Saguna Śiva as the accessible doorway to the Supreme.
A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Panchākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Linga-dhyāna, praying that one’s buddhi becomes “Śiva-bhāva”-suffused; this can be supported with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders of constant Śiva-smaraṇa.