Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44
त्रिपुरदाहवर्णनम् | Tripura-dāha-varṇanam
Description of the Burning of Tripura
ये पूजयंतस्तत्रापि दैत्या रुद्रं सबांधवाः । गाणपत्यं ययुस्सर्वे शिवपूजावि धेर्बलात्
ye pūjayaṃtastatrāpi daityā rudraṃ sabāṃdhavāḥ | gāṇapatyaṃ yayussarve śivapūjāvi dherbalāt
Allí mismo, aquellos Daityas, junto con sus parientes, comenzaron a adorar a Rudra; y por el poder apremiante de la disciplina prescrita del culto a Śiva, todos entraron en la senda Gaṇapatya, devoción a Gaṇeśa como caudillo de las gaṇas de Śiva.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It highlights the purifying, transformative force of Śiva-pūjā: even hostile Daityas become inclined toward devotion when they come under the influence of Rudra’s worship and its ordained discipline.
Rudra here is Saguna Śiva—approached through prescribed worship (vidhi). In the Shiva Purana, such vidhi commonly includes Linga-oriented devotion that channels the devotee from outer ritual into inner surrender to Pati (Śiva).
Follow Śiva-pūjā-vidhi with steadiness—japa of the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), offerings to the Linga, and a disciplined devotional routine—since the verse stresses the ‘balāt’ (compelling efficacy) of properly performed worship.