Shloka 60

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

या लक्ष्मीस्तपसा तेषां लब्धा देवेश्वरादरात् । बहिर्गता परित्यज्य नियोगाद्ब्रह्मणः प्रभोः

Transliteration

yā lakṣmīstapasā teṣāṃ labdhā deveśvarādarāt | bahirgatā parityajya niyogādbrahmaṇaḥ prabhoḥ

Translation

That prosperity (Lakṣmī) which they had gained through austerity—by the gracious favor of the Lord of the gods—went away from them, abandoning them, O Lord, due to the command of Brahmā.

Word by Word

• या: she who
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• लब्धा: was obtained
• लब्धा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवेश्वरादरात्: from the favor of the Lord of gods
• देवेश्वरादरात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश्वर-आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवेश्वरस्य आदरः = favor/respect of the Lord of gods)

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (outside)

• गता: went
• गता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-त्यज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/क्त्वान्त), ‘having abandoned’

• नियोगात्: from/owing to the command
• नियोगात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक (देवता-रूपे पुंलिङ्ग), षष्ठी, एकवचन

• प्रभोः: of the Lord
• प्रभोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Lalitā

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma
• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

It teaches that worldly prosperity gained even through tapas remains contingent and can be withdrawn by higher cosmic ordinance; lasting auspiciousness is steadied only by devotion and Shiva’s grace (Pati), not by external Lakṣmī alone.

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

By implying that deveśvara’s favor is the true source behind success, it points devotees toward Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-upāsanā) as the stable refuge, rather than relying on fluctuating fortune.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Sustain tapas with bhakti: daily Panchākṣarī japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Shiva-pūjā with humility, treating prosperity as secondary and service to Shiva as primary.