Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
अनादिसिद्धस्संसारः कर्तृकर्मविवर्जितः । स्वयं प्रादुर्भवत्येव स्वयमेव विलीयते
anādisiddhassaṃsāraḥ kartṛkarmavivarjitaḥ | svayaṃ prādurbhavatyeva svayameva vilīyate
Dieser weltliche Kreislauf (Saṃsāra) ist anfangslos und aus sich selbst begründet; er ist frei von einem unabhängigen Täter und einer unabhängigen Tat. Aus sich selbst tritt er hervor und aus sich selbst löst er sich wieder auf—während der höchste Herr, Mahādeva (Śiva), als stets gegenwärtiger Grund von allem verbleibt.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Cosmic Event: cyclic manifestation and dissolution (saṃsāra-pravāha)
FAQs
It points to the insight that saṃsāra functions as a beginningless process and that the ego’s claim “I am the doer” is mistaken; liberation arises by recognizing the Lord (Pati) as the true ground and by loosening identification with action and its bondage.
Linga-worship trains the mind to rest in Shiva as the changeless support behind arising and dissolution; by devotion to Saguna Shiva (as Linga), the seeker matures into seeing the Nirguna reality that is untouched by ‘doer’ and ‘deed’.
Meditate on non-doership while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering actions mentally to Shiva; this aligns karma with devotion and helps dissolve ego-centered agency.