Shloka 32
त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”
अजराश्चामरास्सर्वे भवाम इति नो मतम् । समृत्यवः करिष्यामस्सर्वानन्यांस्त्रिलोकके
ajarāścāmarāssarve bhavāma iti no matam | samṛtyavaḥ kariṣyāmassarvānanyāṃstrilokake
“This is our firm resolve: we shall all become ageless and deathless. We shall make all others in the three worlds subject to death.”
Devas (the gods), speaking collectively within Sūta’s narration
Tattva Level: pashu
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga account; a narrative moment showing devas’ desire for amaratva and dominance—an instance of delusion/ego that contrasts with true Śiva-bhakti and liberation.
Significance: Serves as a caution: even devas remain within saṃsāra; craving for immortality and control is bondage (pāśa) unless transformed by Śiva’s anugraha.
FAQs
The verse highlights a worldly impulse—seeking personal immortality while consigning others to mortality. From a Shaiva Siddhanta lens, true freedom from death is not domination over others but liberation through Shiva’s grace, transcending egoic control and karmic limitation.
It contrasts political or celestial power with the higher refuge of Saguna Shiva as worshiped in the Linga. The Linga signifies Shiva as the supreme Lord (Pati) who alone grants lasting auspiciousness; mere divine status (being an “amara”) remains within cosmic order and is not the same as moksha.
A practical takeaway is to counter fear of death and desire for control through Shiva-upasana: japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with devotion, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudraksha as reminders of impermanence and surrender to Shiva.