Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 30

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

वासनासहिते क्लेशसमुच्छेदे सति ध्रुवम् । अज्ञानो परमो मोक्षो विज्ञेयस्तत्त्वचिंतकैः

Transliteration

vāsanāsahite kleśasamucchede sati dhruvam | ajñāno paramo mokṣo vijñeyastattvaciṃtakaiḥ

Translation

Wenn die ganze Masse der Leiden und Kleshas entschieden abgeschnitten ist, zusammen mit den Vāsanās (latenten Eindrücken), dann sollen die Betrachtenden der Tattvas wahrlich dies erkennen: Die höchste Befreiung ist das Erlöschen der Unwissenheit (avidyā).

Word by Word

• वासनासहिते: together with latent impressions (vāsanās)
• वासनासहिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वासनासहित (प्रातिपदिक); सहित = सह (उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-सम्भव, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वासनया सहितः) ‘क्लेशसमुच्छेदे’ इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• क्लेशसमुच्छेदे: in the complete cutting off of afflictions
• क्लेशसमुच्छेदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location/Condition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लेश + समुच्छेद (प्रातिपदिक); समुच्छेद = सम् + उत् + छिद् (धातु) → समुच्छेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्लेशानां समुच्छेदः)

• सति: when/while (it) exists
• सति: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अस् (धातु) → सत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन ‘सत्’ शब्दस्य (locative absolute marker); अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः—सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे ‘when/while being’

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचनम् (adverbial accusative): निश्चयार्थे

• अज्ञानः: ignorance
• अज्ञानः: Karma (कर्म/Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate noun)

• परमः: supreme
• परमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘मोक्षः’ इति

• मोक्षः: liberation
• मोक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विज्ञेयः: is to be known
• विज्ञेयः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ज्ञा (धातु) → विज्ञेय (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्तः (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्त्वचिन्तकैः: by the contemplators of truth
• तत्त्वचिन्तकैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व + चिन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तत्त्वस्य चिन्तकाः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that true liberation is attained when ignorance is removed at its root and the mind’s afflictions and latent tendencies (vāsanās) are fully dissolved—an inner freedom aligned with Shiva as the supreme Reality (Pati).

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

Linga worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva purify the heart, weaken kleśas, and burn vāsanās; through sustained worship, the devotee becomes fit for tattva-vicāra (truth-contemplation) culminating in the removal of ignorance.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Daily Shiva-upāsanā with japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and meditative inquiry into tattva is implied as the means to cut off kleśas and vāsanās; Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrākṣa support steadiness and purity in that practice.