Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 1
त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”
इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखण्डे त्रिपुरवधोपाख्याने त्रिपुरवर्णनं नाम प्रथमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṇḍe tripuravadhopākhyāne tripuravarṇanaṃ nāma prathamo'dhyāyaḥ
ដូច្នេះ ក្នុង «ស្រី-សិវមហាបុរាណ» ក្នុងភាគទីពីរ «រុទ្រសំហិតា» ក្នុងខណ្ឌទីប្រាំ «យុទ្ធខណ្ឌ» ក្នុងរឿងរងអំពីការបំផ្លាញត្រីបុរា ចាប់ផ្តើមជំពូកទីមួយ មានចំណងជើងថា «ការពិពណ៌នាត្រីបុរា»។
Suta Goswami
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Sthala Purana: This is a colophon-style chapter heading introducing the Tripuravadha upākhyāna; it does not localize the narrative to a specific Jyotirliṅga shrine in this verse.
FAQs
It serves as the formal chapter colophon, marking the entry into the Tripura-vadha teaching-cycle, where Shiva’s role as Pati (the liberating Lord) is highlighted through the subduing of forces that bind beings (pāśa).
By introducing the Tripura-vadha narrative, it frames Shiva in a saguna, grace-bestowing form (Tripurāntaka) whose cosmic act becomes a focus for devotion—commonly contemplated in Linga worship as the Lord who dissolves impurity and grants liberation.
A fitting takeaway is to begin the chapter with pañcākṣarī-japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and a brief Tripurāntaka-dhyāna, aligning one’s mind with Shiva as the remover of inner obstacles before hearing or reading the narrative.