Shloka 80

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

मायया तस्य ते दैत्याः पुरत्रयनिवासिनः श्रौतं स्मार्तं च संत्यज्य तस्य शिष्यास्तदाभवन्

Transliteration

māyayā tasya te daityāḥ puratrayanivāsinaḥ śrautaṃ smārtaṃ ca saṃtyajya tasya śiṣyāstadābhavan

Translation

By his māyā, those Daityas who dwelt in the three cities abandoned both the Vedic (śrauta) and tradition-based (smārta) observances, and at that time became his disciples—thus falling under the bondage of delusion rather than the liberating discipline that leads the paśu to Pati, Śiva.

Word by Word

• मायया (māyayā): by māyā, by delusive power

• तस्य (tasya): of him, his

• ते (te): those

• दैत्याः (daityāḥ): Daityas, demons

• पुरत्रयनिवासिनः (puratraya-nivāsinaḥ): inhabitants of the three cities (Tripura)

• श्रौतं (śrautaṃ): Vedic ritual discipline based on Śruti

• स्मार्तं (smārtaṃ): Smṛti-based customary duties/rites

• च (ca): and

• संत्यज्य (saṃtyajya): having abandoned, forsaking

• तस्य (tasya): of him

• शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ): disciples

• तदा (tadā): then

• अभवन् (abhavan): became

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Tripura episode within the Purana’s frame dialogue)

Characters & Entities

• Daityas
• Tripura (Three Cities)
• Maya

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It contrasts dharma-aligned discipline (supportive of Śiva-bhakti and inner purification) with māyā-driven deviation; Linga worship, in Shaiva Siddhanta, is meant to loosen pāśa (bondage), not deepen it through delusion.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly, it highlights that māyā can bind the paśu when misdirected; Shiva-tattva as Pati is the liberator beyond māyā, while delusive powers operate as instruments that test discernment in the cosmos.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points to the abandonment of śrauta and smārta observances—implying that authentic sādhana requires steadiness in dharma and right initiation, not a turn toward misleading discipleship that increases pāśa.