Shloka 32
गिलासुर-आक्रमणम् तथा शिवसैन्य-समाह्वानम् — The Assault of Gila and Śiva’s Mobilization
विजेतुं शैलेशं कुहकमपरं तत्र कृतवान्महासत्त्वो वीरस्त्रिपुररिपुतुल्यश्च मतिमान् । न वध्यो देवानां वरशतमनोन्मादविवशः प्रभूतैश्शस्त्रास्त्रैस्सपदि दितिजो जर्जरतनुः
vijetuṃ śaileśaṃ kuhakamaparaṃ tatra kṛtavānmahāsattvo vīrastripurariputulyaśca matimān | na vadhyo devānāṃ varaśatamanonmādavivaśaḥ prabhūtaiśśastrāstraissapadi ditijo jarjaratanuḥ
To conquer Śaileśa, that mighty hero devised yet another deception there—valiant, great-souled, intelligent, and comparable to the Slayer of Tripura. But the Dānava, driven mad by a hundred boons, could not be slain by the gods; though struck at once with many weapons and astras, his body only became battered and shattered.
Sūta Gosvāmi (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
FAQs
It shows that worldly power gained through boons and cunning may resist even the gods, but it remains spiritually inferior to Śiva’s righteous sovereignty (Tripurāri), reminding devotees that true refuge is Pati (Śiva), not force or fraud.
By invoking the comparison to Tripurāri, the verse directs the mind to Saguna Śiva—the Lord who protects dharma and dissolves arrogance—whose presence is worshipped in the Śiva-liṅga as the accessible, grace-giving form of the Supreme.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with remembrance of Śiva as Tripurāri, cultivating humility and surrender so that the ‘boon-born’ pride and delusion in the mind are dissolved.