Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

देवधर्मान्विशेषेण श्राद्धधर्मांस्तथैव च । मखधर्मान्व्रतादींश्च तीर्थश्राद्धं विशेषतः

Transliteration

devadharmānviśeṣeṇa śrāddhadharmāṃstathaiva ca | makhadharmānvratādīṃśca tīrthaśrāddhaṃ viśeṣataḥ

Translation

«(علَّم) على وجه الخصوص واجباتِ الدَّرْمَ المتعلِّقة بالـدِّيفات (Devas)، وكذلك أحكامَ الشْرادْدها (śrāddha)؛ وقواعدَ القرابين والذبائح (makha)، والنذور (vrata) وما يتصل بها من ممارسات—وخاصةً إقامةَ الشْرادْدها في التيـرثات (tīrthas) المقدَّسة»۔

Word by Word

• देवधर्मान्: duties/rites of the gods
• देवधर्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां धर्माः)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (instrumental used adverbially)

• श्राद्धधर्मान्: Śrāddha duties/rites
• श्राद्धधर्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध-धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्राद्धस्य धर्माः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• मखधर्मान्: sacrificial (yajña) duties
• मखधर्मान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मख-धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मखस्य/यज्ञस्य धर्माः)

• व्रतादीन्: vows and the like
• व्रतादीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (व्रतानि च आदयः च) ‘आदि’समासान्त-प्रयोग

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• तीर्थश्राद्धम्: Śrāddha performed at a pilgrimage place
• तीर्थश्राद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ-श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (तीर्थे कृतं श्राद्धम् / तीर्थसम्बन्धि श्राद्धम्)

• विशेषतः: particularly
• विशेषतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (in particular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Ritual Elements

Offering: naivedya

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Pitrs (ancestors)
• Tirthas (sacred pilgrimage places)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse emphasizes dharma as a structured path: divine rites, ancestral śrāddha, sacrificial discipline, and vows—actions that, when performed with purity and devotion, become supportive means for inner purification, preparing the seeker for Shiva-bhakti and liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

In Shaiva practice, ritual duties (vrata, yajña, śrāddha) are ideally performed as offerings to Saguna Shiva—centering worship on the Shiva-linga—so that karmic obligations are fulfilled without bondage, turning duty into devotion (ārādhanā).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to disciplined observance of vows (vrata) and sacred-place rites (tīrtha-śrāddha). A practical Shaiva takeaway is to pair such dharmic acts with Shiva-japa (e.g., the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and sattvic conduct to sanctify the ritual intention.