Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 2
शिवस्तुतिवर्णनम् (Śiva-stuti-varṇanam) — “Description of Hymns in Praise of Śiva”
सनत्कुमार उवाच । त्रिपुरे च तथाभूते दैत्ये त्यक्तशिवार्चने । स्त्रीधर्मे निखिले नष्टे दुराचारे व्यवस्थिते
sanatkumāra uvāca | tripure ca tathābhūte daitye tyaktaśivārcane | strīdharme nikhile naṣṭe durācāre vyavasthite
Sanatkumāra dit : Lorsque Tripura en vint à cet état—lorsque les démons abandonnèrent le culte de Śiva—lorsque toute la règle de la vertu féminine périt, et qu’ils s’établirent fermement dans la mauvaise conduite—
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Sthala Purana: Tripura’s decline is marked by abandonment of Śiva-arcana; this functions as a moral-etiological prelude to Tripuradāha rather than a Jyotirliṅga origin.
Significance: Didactic: warns that neglect of Śiva-pūjā and dharma accelerates bondage (pāśa) and invites downfall.
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It frames the fall of Tripura as a spiritual decline: when devotion to Pati (Śiva) is abandoned, dharma collapses and adharma becomes entrenched—setting the karmic ground for divine intervention.
By stating that the demons ‘abandoned Śiva-worship,’ the text implies separation from Saguna Śiva’s grace accessed through arcana (ritual devotion, often centered on the Liṅga). The narrative contrasts neglect of worship with the protective, purifying power of Śiva-bhakti.
The implied remedy is steady Śiva-arcana: daily Liṅga worship with mantra-japa (especially the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), supported by purity of conduct and dharmic living.