Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 75
त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”
शास्त्रवेदपुराणेषु येये धर्माः प्रकीर्तिताः । शिवप्रियास्सदा देवास्ते धर्मास्तत्र सर्वतः
śāstravedapurāṇeṣu yeye dharmāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | śivapriyāssadā devāste dharmāstatra sarvataḥ
શાસ્ત્રો, વેદો અને પુરાણોમાં જે જે ધર્મો પ્રકીર્તિત છે, તે બધા ત્યાં સર્વ રીતે પ્રતિષ્ઠિત છે; કારણ કે દેવો સદા શિવપ્રિય છે અને તે ધર્મો શિવાનુગ્રહમાં જ સ્થિત છે.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that dharma is not merely social rule or ritual formality; its divine power is fulfilled when it is aligned with Śiva—the supreme Pati—so that duties become a means toward purity, grace, and liberation.
By implying that all scriptural dharmas culminate in Śiva’s favor, it supports Saguna worship—such as Liṅga-pūjā—as a central, unifying practice through which Vedic and Puranic injunctions become spiritually effective.
A practical takeaway is to perform one’s prescribed dharma with Śiva-bhakti—daily Liṅga worship and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—so that actions are consecrated to Śiva rather than done for mere worldly merit.