Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
सर्वे तनुभृतस्तुल्या यदि बुद्ध्या विचार्य्यते । इदं निश्चित्य केनापि नो हिंस्यः कोऽपि कुत्रचित्
sarve tanubhṛtastulyā yadi buddhyā vicāryyate | idaṃ niścitya kenāpi no hiṃsyaḥ ko'pi kutracit
Si l’on médite avec un discernement limpide, tous les êtres incarnés sont, en leur essence, semblables. L’ayant compris avec certitude, que nul ne fasse de tort à quiconque, où que ce soit.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches ahimsa grounded in right discernment: seeing the essential sameness of all embodied beings reduces hatred and cruelty, aligning the seeker with Shiva’s dharma and purifying the mind for liberation.
Linga-worship trains the devotee to perceive Shiva as the inner Self and Lord present in all; when that vision matures, harming others becomes a violation of reverence to Shiva dwelling in every being.
Practice daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with the bhāva of universal compassion, and take a vrata of ahimsa (restraint in speech, thought, and action) as a supporting discipline.