Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 20

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

न हिंसासदृशं पापं त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे । हिंसको नरकं गच्छेत्स्वर्गं गच्छेदहिंसकः

Transliteration

na hiṃsāsadṛśaṃ pāpaṃ trailokye sacarācare | hiṃsako narakaṃ gacchetsvargaṃ gacchedahiṃsakaḥ

Translation

In den drei Welten—unter den beweglichen wie den unbeweglichen Wesen—gibt es keine Sünde, die der Gewalt (Himsā) gleichkäme. Der Gewalttätige geht zur Hölle, der Gewaltlose gelangt in den Himmel.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (not)

• हिंसासदृशम्: like violence
• हिंसासदृशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिंसा + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हिंसायाः सदृशम्: like violence)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular); समासः—द्विगु (त्रयः लोकाः)

• सचराचरे: with the moving and the unmoving
• सचराचरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + चर + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (चर + अचर) with सह-उपपद (स-): with moving and non-moving beings

• हिंसकः: a violent person
• हिंसकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिंसक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरकम्: hell
• नरकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गच्छेत्: would go / should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गच्छेत्: would go / should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहिंसकः: a non-violent person
• अहिंसकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + हिंसक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Jyotirlinga Context

Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara

Sthala Purana: Mahākāla as the Lord of Time who subdues death; the verse’s hell/heaven polarity and the supremacy of non-violence resonates with Mahākāla’s governance of karmic fruition and dissolution of pāśa.

Significance: Pilgrimage and worship orient the devotee toward fearlessness and ethical restraint; reinforces that karmic violence leads to naraka while dharmic restraint supports higher gati and purification.

FAQs

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

It teaches that hiṁsā (violence) is the gravest adharma across all realms, binding the soul through heavy karma, while ahiṁsā purifies conduct and supports upward spiritual destiny.

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

Linga worship in the Shiva Purana emphasizes inner and outer purity; practicing ahiṁsā aligns the devotee with Shiva’s auspicious nature (Śiva-tattva) and makes worship fruitful rather than merely ritualistic.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt a vow of ahiṁsā alongside daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Śiva-pūjā with a restrained, compassionate lifestyle as the core discipline.