Shloka 4

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

अनादिसिद्धस्संसारः कर्तृकर्मविवर्जितः । स्वयं प्रादुर्भवत्येव स्वयमेव विलीयते

Transliteration

anādisiddhassaṃsāraḥ kartṛkarmavivarjitaḥ | svayaṃ prādurbhavatyeva svayameva vilīyate

Translation

This cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) is beginningless and self‑established, devoid of any independent doer and deed. Of its own accord it arises, and of itself it dissolves again—while the Supreme Lord, Mahādeva (Śiva), remains the ever‑present ground of all.

Word by Word

• अनादि-सिद्धः: established from beginningless time
• अनादि-सिद्धः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनादि (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (कृदन्त; √सिध् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘सिद्ध’; ‘अनादि’ = ‘आदि-रहित’

• संसारः: the cycle of worldly existence
• संसारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्तृ-कर्म-विवर्जितः: devoid of agent and action
• कर्तृ-कर्म-विवर्जितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त; √वर्ज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘विवर्जित’ = ‘वर्जित/रहित’; द्वन्द्व-समाहारार्थ ‘कर्तृकर्म’ + तत्पुरुष ‘विवर्जित’

• स्वयम्: by itself
• स्वयम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः/स्वतः (reflexive adverb)

• प्रादुर्भवति: manifests/comes forth
• प्रादुर्भवति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुर्भू (धातु; प्रादुस् + √भू)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• स्वयम्: by itself
• स्वयम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मनः/स्वतः

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विलीयते: dissolves/merges away
• विलीयते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ली (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग ‘वि’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

FAQs

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

It points to the insight that saṃsāra functions as a beginningless process and that the ego’s claim “I am the doer” is mistaken; liberation arises by recognizing the Lord (Pati) as the true ground and by loosening identification with action and its bondage.

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

Linga-worship trains the mind to rest in Shiva as the changeless support behind arising and dissolution; by devotion to Saguna Shiva (as Linga), the seeker matures into seeing the Nirguna reality that is untouched by ‘doer’ and ‘deed’.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Meditate on non-doership while repeating the Panchākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” offering actions mentally to Shiva; this aligns karma with devotion and helps dissolve ego-centered agency.