Shloka 58

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

एवं पौरेषु सर्वेषु निजधर्मेषु सर्वथा । पराङ्मुखेषु जातेषु प्रोल्ललास वृषेतरः

Transliteration

evaṃ paureṣu sarveṣu nijadharmeṣu sarvathā | parāṅmukheṣu jāteṣu prollalāsa vṛṣetaraḥ

Translation

Thus, when all the citizens in every way turned away from their own righteous duties (dharma), Vṛṣetara exulted greatly.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

पौरेषुamong the citizens

सर्वेषुin all

निजधर्मेषुin their own duties

सर्वथाin every way

पराङ्मुखेषुwhen (they were) turned away

जातेषुwhen (they) had become

प्रोल्ललासleapt up/exulted

वृषेतरःVṛṣetara (a named being)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Characters & Entities

Vṛṣetara

FAQs

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

It highlights that collective abandonment of svadharma creates the conditions for adharma to flourish—an inner and outer decline that, in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, strengthens pāśa (bondage) and distances beings from Shiva, the Pati who grants grace and liberation.

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

Linga/Saguna-Shiva worship is traditionally upheld through right conduct, purity, and devotion; the verse warns that when people turn away from dharma, they also lose the dispositions that sustain true Shiva-bhakti, making them vulnerable to forces opposed to Shiva’s order.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is to re-establish svadharma through daily Shiva-upāsanā—japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing rudrākṣa with discipline, and applying tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a reminder to remain dharma-facing rather than parāṅmukha (averse).