Shloka 25
भूतत्रिपुरधर्मवर्णनम् (Description of the Dharma/Conduct of the Bhūta-Tripura) — Chapter 3
विष्णुरुवाच । अनेनैव सदा देवा यजध्वं परमेश्वरम् । पुरत्रयविनाशाय जगत्त्रयविभूतये
viṣṇuruvāca | anenaiva sadā devā yajadhvaṃ parameśvaram | puratrayavināśāya jagattrayavibhūtaye
Viṣṇu said: “By this very means of worship alone, O gods, worship Parameśvara always—so that Tripura, the Triple City, may be destroyed, and the three worlds may be endowed with prosperity and divine sovereignty.”
Vishnu
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Sthala Purana: Tripura-vadha upākhyāna: the devas, unable to overcome the asuras of the three cities, are directed to worship Parameśvara; Śiva’s grace culminates in Tripurāntaka form to destroy Tripura and restore cosmic order.
Significance: Didactic/pilgrimage takeaway: success in dharma and protection of the worlds arises from Śiva-upāsanā and His anugraha, not merely from deva-power.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: Tripura crisis (asuric domination threatening the three worlds)
FAQs
The verse teaches that even the devas attain success only by steady worship of Parameśvara (Śiva). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, Śiva as Pati grants vibhūti (divine auspicious power) and removes the great obstruction (Tripura), showing that grace and right worship restore dharma and cosmic balance.
Though the verse does not name the Liṅga explicitly, it directs the devas to worship Parameśvara through an available upāya (means)—classically fulfilled by Saguna Śiva-upāsanā such as Liṅga-pūjā, stotra, and offerings—seeking Śiva’s active intervention to destroy Tripura and protect the three worlds.
The takeaway is constancy in Śiva-worship: daily pūjā and japa with Śiva-mantras (especially the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), along with traditional Shaiva observances like vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) application and Rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa as supports for focused devotion.