Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 24
दक्षयज्ञदर्शनम् — The Vision of Dakṣa’s Great Sacrifice
and the Onset of Vīrabhadra’s Terror
इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् क्रुद्धो व्यदहन्नेत्रवह्निना । यक्षवाटं महाकूटं यथातिस्रः पुरो हरः
ityuktvā bhagavān kruddho vyadahannetravahninā | yakṣavāṭaṃ mahākūṭaṃ yathātisraḥ puro haraḥ
So sprach der selige Herr; von Zorn entflammt verbrannte Er es mit dem Feuer Seines Auges und verzehrte Yakṣavāṭa und den großen Gipfel Mahākūṭa, wie Hara einst die drei Städte (Tripura) vernichtete.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Sthala Purana: Allusion to Tripura-dahana (destruction of the three cities) as archetype of Śiva’s saṃhāra; the burning of Yakṣavāṭa/Mahākūṭa mirrors that cosmic act.
Type: stotra
Role: destructive
Cosmic Event: Localized pralaya-like conflagration (netra-agni) recalling Tripura-dahana
FAQs
The ‘fire of Shiva’s eye’ signifies jñāna-agni—divine knowledge that burns pasha (bondage) and adharmic forces; Tripura is recalled as the archetype of Shiva dissolving the triple impurities that veil the soul from Pati (the Lord).
It presents Saguna Shiva as Hara, the compassionate destroyer whose visible act of burning symbolizes the Linga’s inner truth: Shiva removes obscurations so the devotee can abide in His presence, moving from outer worship to inner realization.
Meditate on Shiva as the inner fire of awareness while repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” praying that His jñāna burns the threefold impurities; applying Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) can be taken as a daily reminder of this purifying ‘burning’ of ego and bondage.