Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 28
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
इहैव स्वर्गनरकौ प्राणिनां नान्यतः क्वचित् । सुखं स्वर्गः समाख्याता दुःखं नरकमेव हि
ihaiva svarganarakau prāṇināṃ nānyataḥ kvacit | sukhaṃ svargaḥ samākhyātā duḥkhaṃ narakameva hi
身をもつ衆生にとって、天と地獄はまさにこの世この生において味わわれ、他のどこにもない。安楽は「天」と呼ばれ、苦しみこそが真に「地獄」である。
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
FAQs
It teaches that ‘svarga’ and ‘naraka’ are not only post-mortem locations but experiential states produced by karma and inner disposition; by turning the mind toward Shiva and dharma, the soul moves from suffering toward peace and liberation.
Linga-worship and devotion to Saguna Shiva are presented as practical means to purify karma and the mind, converting the lived ‘hell’ of agitation into the ‘heaven’ of clarity, devotion, and auspiciousness (śivam) in this very life.
A direct takeaway is steady japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with daily Shiva-puja; when combined with ethical living and remembrance of Shiva, it reduces duḥkha and establishes sukha as an inner ‘svarga’.