Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 1
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
व्यास उवाच । दैत्यराजे दीक्षिते च मायिना तेन मोहिते । किमुवाच तदा मायी किं चकार स दैत्यपः
vyāsa uvāca | daityarāje dīkṣite ca māyinā tena mohite | kimuvāca tadā māyī kiṃ cakāra sa daityapaḥ
វ្យាសៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ ពេលស្តេចដៃត្យៈបានទទួលពិធីឌីក្សា ហើយត្រូវអ្នកមាយាវីនោះបំភាន់ចិត្ត តើអ្នកមន្តអាគមនោះបាននិយាយអ្វី ហើយម្ចាស់ដៃត្យៈបានធ្វើអ្វីនៅពេលនោះ?
Vyasa
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse frames a key Shaiva theme: moha (delusion) can arise through māyā, binding the pashu (individual) with pasha (bondage). It sets up the narrative contrast between deceptive initiation and true Shiva-oriented dīkṣā that leads toward clarity, devotion, and liberation.
By highlighting delusion caused by a māyī, the text implicitly points to the need for right refuge—Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Pati who dispels ignorance. Linga-worship, mantra, and right guidance are presented elsewhere in the Purana as stabilizing supports against भ्रम (confusion) and मोह (attachment).
The takeaway is discernment in dīkṣā and steadiness in Shaiva practice: japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing rudrākṣa with devotion, and applying tripuṇḍra-bhasma as a reminder to overcome māyā and remain oriented to Shiva.