Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 45
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
अपीदानींतनैर्मर्त्यैरल्पबुद्धिपराक्रमैः । अपि गम्यस्त्वगम्योऽयं विचारः क्रियते मुधा
apīdānīṃtanairmartyairalpabuddhiparākramaiḥ | api gamyastvagamyo'yaṃ vicāraḥ kriyate mudhā
Selbst Sterbliche dieser Zeit—mit geringem Verstand und kleiner Kraft—streiten müßig darüber, ob dies erkennbar oder unerkennbar sei; eine solche Untersuchung ohne wahre Einsicht ist vergeblich.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Role: teaching
Cosmic Event: kali-yuga style epistemic decline implied (present-age mortals of small buddhi)
FAQs
It cautions that mere argument about whether the Supreme (Shiva) is knowable or unknowable becomes fruitless when driven by limited intellect; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes right understanding joined with devotion and grace, not barren speculation.
When the highest reality is debated abstractly, the Purana redirects seekers toward accessible worship—Saguna Shiva through the Linga—where reverence, mantra, and ritual mature the mind and open it to Shiva’s grace.
Adopt practical sadhana over argument: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), Linga-pūjā with bhakti, and steady contemplative focus (dhyāna) to transform limited understanding into direct spiritual clarity.