Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 64
त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure
Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation
मुनेः शिष्यैः प्रशिष्यैश्च व्याप्तमासीद्द्रुतं तदा । महामायाविनस्तत्तु त्रिपुरं सकलं मुने
muneḥ śiṣyaiḥ praśiṣyaiśca vyāptamāsīddrutaṃ tadā | mahāmāyāvinastattu tripuraṃ sakalaṃ mune
Da, o Weiser, in kurzer Zeit wurde ganz Tripura von den Schülern und Schülerschülern des Muni erfüllt und überrannt—großen Meistern der Mahā-Māyā—die sich überall in den drei Städten ausbreiteten.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights how māyā can rapidly pervade and dominate an entire realm—symbolically, the mind and world of the bound soul (paśu). In Shaiva Siddhanta, liberation requires Shiva’s grace to transcend such māyic coverings.
Tripura’s māyā-driven expansion contrasts with the stabilizing refuge of Saguna Shiva worship—especially the Linga—where devotion and surrender invite Shiva’s anugraha (grace) that cuts through māyā and restores dharma.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with steady dhyāna on Shiva as Pati (the Lord beyond māyā), supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as reminders of non-attachment and purity.