Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 5

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पंचमे युद्धखंडे त्रिपुरमोहनं नाम पञ्चमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ paṃcame yuddhakhaṃḍe tripuramohanaṃ nāma pañcamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

So endet im Śrī Śiva‑Mahāpurāṇa—im Zweiten Buch, der Rudra‑saṃhitā, im fünften Abschnitt namens Yuddha‑khaṇḍa—das fünfte Kapitel mit dem Titel „Tripuramohana“, das schildert, wie Tripura durch Śivas göttliche Strategie in Verblendung geführt wurde.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसमाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative/closure particle)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम; समास: ‘शिवस्य महापुराणम्’

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second (book/section)
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘रुद्रस्य संहिता’

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth
• पञ्चमे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• युद्ध-खण्डे: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (war section)
• युद्ध-खण्डे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘युद्धस्य खण्डः’

• त्रिपुर-मोहनम्: ‘Tripura-mohana’ (the deluding of Tripura)
• त्रिपुर-मोहनम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर (प्रातिपदिक) + मोहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; अध्यायनाम; ‘त्रिपुरस्य मोहनम्’

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञावाचक अव्यय (indeclinable meaning ‘named/called’)

• पञ्चमः: fifth
• पञ्चमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic colophon context, concluding the chapter narration to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon marking the completion of the chapter ‘Tripuramohana’ within Yuddhakhaṇḍa; it signals the narrative unit about Śiva’s strategy of delusion leading toward Tripura’s downfall.

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Tripura

FAQs

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

This is a colophon that seals the chapter’s teaching: Śiva’s “mohana” (deluding power) is a divine upāya (means) by which adharma is restrained and the cosmic order is restored, ultimately guiding beings toward liberation under Pati (Śiva).

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

By naming the chapter “Tripuramohana,” it points to Śiva’s saguna līlā—His active governance of the world through grace and corrective power. Such narratives support devotional worship of Śiva/Śivaliṅga as the Lord who protects dharma and grants mokṣa.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

As a chapter-ending marker, it primarily suggests śravaṇa and manana (listening and reflecting) on Śiva’s līlā; devotees commonly pair such study with pañcākṣarī-japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and liṅga-pūjā to internalize Śiva as Pati, the liberator.