Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
मुधा जातिविकषोयं लोकेषु परिकल्प्यते । मानुष्ये सति सामान्ये कोऽधर्मः कोऽथ चोत्तमः
mudhā jātivikaṣoyaṃ lokeṣu parikalpyate | mānuṣye sati sāmānye ko'dharmaḥ ko'tha cottamaḥ
Dans les mondes, la notion de « différence de caste » n’est qu’une vaine imagination. Si l’humanité est le fond commun, qu’est-ce vraiment qu’adharma, et qu’appelle-t-on supérieur ?
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana dialogue to the sages, conveying the teaching within the Yuddha Khaṇḍa context)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it universalizes ‘mānuṣya-sāmānya’ and critiques jāti-bheda as a mental construction, aligning with the Purāṇic ethic of equal eligibility for Śiva-bhakti.
Significance: Promotes inclusive devotion: access to Śiva’s worship and grace is grounded in bhakti and conduct, not birth—supporting communal harmony in tīrtha settings.
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It challenges pride in birth-based identity and points to a Shaiva vision where the shared reality of being human (and ultimately the soul under Pati, Shiva) is primary; dharma is measured by conduct and God-oriented living, not by social labels.
Linga-worship represents the one Shiva beyond all limiting distinctions; approaching Saguna Shiva with bhakti purifies ego and social pride, making devotion accessible to all who take refuge in Shiva.
Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a mind free from superiority/inferiority, and offer bhasma/Tripuṇḍra and simple Linga-pūjā as acts of humility and equal reverence toward all beings.