Shloka 5

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

विष्णुनोत्पादितैर्भूतैर् न दग्धं तत्पुरत्रयम् पुरस्य संभवः सर्वो वरलाभः पुरा श्रुतः

Transliteration

viṣṇunotpāditairbhūtair na dagdhaṃ tatpuratrayam purasya saṃbhavaḥ sarvo varalābhaḥ purā śrutaḥ

Translation

ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನಿಂದ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನವಾದ ಭೂತಗಣಗಳಿಂದ ಆ ತ್ರಿಪುರ ದಹಿಸಲ್ಪಡಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಆ ಪುರದ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಉದ್ಭವವೂ ವರಲಾಭವೂ ಪೂರ್ವದಲ್ಲೇ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತವಾಗಿತ್ತು ಎಂದು ಪುರಾತನವಾಗಿ ಕೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ.

Word by Word

• विष्णुना (viṣṇunā): by Viṣṇu

• उत्पादितैः (utpāditaiḥ): produced/created

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ): by beings/creatures

• न (na): not

• दग्धम् (dagdham): burned

• तत् (tat): that

• पुरत्रयम् (puratrayam): the three cities (Tripura)

• पुरस्य (purasya): of the city/citadel

• संभवः (saṃbhavaḥ): origin/arising

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ): entire/complete

• वरलाभः (vara-lābhaḥ): gaining of boons

• पुरा (purā): formerly/long ago

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ): heard/known in tradition.

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Tripura (Three Cities)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It underlines that worldly power and even divinely-created forces cannot accomplish the final victory without Shiva’s sanction—supporting Linga worship as reliance on Pati (Shiva) rather than on secondary powers.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By implication, it presents Shiva-tattva as the decisive, unsurpassed agency: when boons and karmic protections bind events, only the supreme Pati can override those bonds; other beings remain limited instruments.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The takeaway aligns with Pāśupata orientation: cultivate surrender and worship (śaraṇāgati and pūjā) to Shiva as Pati, recognizing the inadequacy of mere created means without divine anugraha.