Shloka 31

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

प्रामाणिकी श्रुतिरियं प्रोच्यते वेदवादिभिः । न हिंस्यात्सर्वभूतानि नान्या हिंसा प्रवर्तिका

Transliteration

prāmāṇikī śrutiriyaṃ procyate vedavādibhiḥ | na hiṃsyātsarvabhūtāni nānyā hiṃsā pravartikā

Translation

This is an authoritative teaching of Śruti, as proclaimed by the expositors of the Veda: one should not injure any being at all, for no other impulse toward violence is to be encouraged.

Word by Word

• प्रामाणिकी: authoritative/valid
• प्रामाणिकी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रामाणिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• श्रुतिः: scriptural teaching (śruti)
• श्रुतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशक सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• प्रोच्यते: is proclaimed/said
• प्रोच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive voice)

• वेदवादिभिः: by the expounders of the Veda
• वेदवादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद-वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य वादी)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• हिंस्यात्: should harm
• हिंस्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हिंस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; निषेधेन सह—न हिंस्यात् (should not harm)

• सर्वभूतानि: all beings
• सर्वभूतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• अन्या: other
• अन्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• हिंसा: violence/harming
• हिंसा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रवर्तिका: promoting/causing (activity)
• प्रवर्तिका: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching to the sages, presenting Śruti-aligned dharma)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Ahiṁsā is framed as śruti-pramāṇa dharma; in Śaiva Siddhānta it functions as a preparatory purity (śuddhi) supporting sādhana and Śiva’s anugraha (grace) toward liberation.

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It establishes ahiṃsā (non-injury) as Śruti-authorized dharma: by refusing to harm any being, the devotee purifies mind and conduct, making the soul fit for Śiva’s grace and liberation in a Shaiva Siddhanta sense.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga-worship is not merely external ritual; it must be supported by inner purity and compassion. Ahiṃsā becomes an ethical offering to Saguna Śiva, aligning the worshipper’s life with the Lord’s dharmic order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt ahiṃsā as a vrata (vow) alongside daily Shiva-pūjā—chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with deliberate restraint in speech, thought, and action, treating non-harm as a continual discipline.