Shloka 68
Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः
धर्मादैश्वर्यमित्येषा श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी दैत्याश्चैते हि धर्मिष्ठाः सर्वे त्रिपुरवासिनः
dharmādaiśvaryamityeṣā śrutireṣā sanātanī daityāścaite hi dharmiṣṭhāḥ sarve tripuravāsinaḥ
“From Dharma arises lordly sovereignty”—this is the eternal teaching of the Vedic Śruti. Indeed, these Daityas, all dwellers of Tripura, were steadfast in Dharma, and by that righteousness they attained power and dominion.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana account to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It establishes a Shaiva ethical foundation: true aiśvarya (power and auspicious prosperity) is rooted in dharma, which is also the inner prerequisite for fruitful Shiva-puja and Linga-upasana.
By highlighting an eternal śruti principle, the verse implies Shiva’s governance as Pati: sovereignty is not random but arises through alignment with dharma—reflecting the ordered, moral causality upheld by Shiva-tattva.
No specific rite is named; the takeaway aligns with Pashupata discipline—dharma (self-restraint, truthfulness, purity) as the yogic ground that matures into aiśvarya and ultimately supports liberation from pāśa for the paśu.