Shloka 54
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
किं बहूक्तेन विप्रेन्द्र त्रिपुरे तेन मायिना । वेदधर्माश्च ये केचित्ते सर्वे दूरतः कृताः
kiṃ bahūktena viprendra tripure tena māyinā | vedadharmāśca ye kecitte sarve dūrataḥ kṛtāḥ
What need is there to say much, O best of brāhmaṇas? In Tripura, by that wielder of illusion, all the ordinances of Vedic dharma—whatever they were—were driven far away and cast aside.
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, within the Tripura account)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
FAQs
The verse highlights māyā’s power to eclipse right conduct and sacred order; spiritually, it warns that when consciousness is dominated by illusion, dharma is “pushed away,” and only turning toward Pati (Śiva) restores clarity, discipline, and liberation-oriented living.
Tripura’s māyā represents distraction and false religiosity; Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship in the Purāṇa is presented as a stabilizing refuge—re-centering the devotee in true dharma through devotion (bhakti), purity, and Śiva’s grace that dispels delusion.
A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with dhārmic discipline; when māyā rises, reinforce inner purity with bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and focused remembrance of Śiva to keep Vedic conduct and right discernment intact.