Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 7

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

देहो यथास्मदादीनां स्वकालेन विलीयते । ब्रह्मादि मशकांतानां स्वकालाल्लीयते तथा

Transliteration

deho yathāsmadādīnāṃ svakālena vilīyate | brahmādi maśakāṃtānāṃ svakālāllīyate tathā

Translation

De même que les corps des êtres tels que nous se résorbent lorsque leur temps imparti s’accomplit, de même les corps de tous—de Brahmā jusqu’au plus infime moustique—se dissolvent quand arrive leur heure propre.

Word by Word

• dehaḥ: the body
• dehaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb/conjunction

• asmad-ādīnām: of us and others
• asmad-ādīnām: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad + ādi (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक + प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sva-kālena: by its own time (at its due time)
• sva-kālena: Karana (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘by its own time’

• vilīyate: dissolves/perishes
• vilīyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lī (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive/Ātmanepada usage (कर्मणि/आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• brahma-ādi: beginning with Brahmā
• brahma-ādi: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular used as indeclinable-like first member; here qualifying the following genitive plural: ‘beginning with Brahmā’

• maśaka-antānām: of (beings) ending with mosquitoes
• maśaka-antānām: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maśaka + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘up to mosquitoes’

• sva-kālāt: from/at its own time
• sva-kālāt: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• līyate: dissolves
• līyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lī (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Passive/Ātmanepada usage (कर्मणि/आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tathā: so/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating the Purāṇic teaching within the Yuddhakhaṇḍa context)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Kālāntaka

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: mortality across all embodied ranks (from Brahmā to insects)

Characters & Entities

• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches vairāgya (dispassion): all embodied existence is time-bound, from the highest creator-god to the smallest being, so one should seek the timeless Pati (Śiva) rather than cling to perishable form.

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

The Liṅga signifies the deathless reality of Śiva beyond decay; by worshipping Saguna Śiva through the Liṅga, the devotee is led from attachment to the body toward the imperishable Nirguna truth.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Contemplate the body’s impermanence while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya); reinforce detachment with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as a reminder that all forms return to ash.