Shloka 46
त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”
तारकाक्षस्ततः प्राह यदभेद्यं सुरैरपि । करोति विश्वकर्मा तन्मम हेममयं पुरम्
tārakākṣastataḥ prāha yadabhedyaṃ surairapi | karoti viśvakarmā tanmama hemamayaṃ puram
Then Tārakākṣa said: “That golden city of mine which even the gods cannot breach—Viśvakarmā shall build it.”
Tārakākṣa
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights asuric reliance on external power—fortresses, wealth, and invincibility—contrasted with Shaiva Siddhānta’s emphasis on inner purification and surrender to Pati (Śiva) rather than pride in worldly protection.
The narrative sets up the limitation of material might before divine will: even an “unbreachable” city cannot override the cosmic order upheld by Śiva. Saguna Śiva’s grace and governance ultimately determine victory, not engineered defenses.
A practical takeaway is to counter egoic “invulnerability” with daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and remembrance that true protection is Śiva’s anugraha (grace), not mere external arrangements.