Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure
Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्युक्त्वा पाठयामास शास्त्रं मायामयं तथा । इहैव स्वर्गनरकप्रत्ययो नान्यथा पुनः
sanatkumāra uvāca | ityuktvā pāṭhayāmāsa śāstraṃ māyāmayaṃ tathā | ihaiva svarganarakapratyayo nānyathā punaḥ
Sanatkumāra sprach: Nachdem er so geredet hatte, lehrte er sodann eine Śāstra, die selbst aus Māyā gewoben war. Wahrlich, die Erfahrung von Himmel und Hölle wird hier und jetzt, in diesem Leben, bestimmt; nicht anders danach.
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that svarga (uplifted states) and naraka (tormented states) are not merely post-death locations but are experienced through karma and mental bondage here itself under Māyā; liberation in Shaiva Siddhanta comes by turning from Māyā toward Pati (Shiva).
By emphasizing Māyā’s power to produce pleasure and pain here and now, the verse supports Saguna Shiva worship (Linga, mantra, pūjā) as a practical means to purify karma and steady pratyaya (inner certainty) in Shiva, loosening Māyā’s grip.
Cultivate daily japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") with disciplined conduct; use Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to see worldly highs and lows as Māyā and to anchor awareness in Shiva.