Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 60
त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”
एवं पुत्रत्रयं प्राप्य प्रविष्टास्तारकात्मजाः । बुभुजुस्सकलान्भोगान्महाबलपराक्रमाः
evaṃ putratrayaṃ prāpya praviṣṭāstārakātmajāḥ | bubhujussakalānbhogānmahābalaparākramāḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ മൂന്നു പുത്രന്മാരെ പ്രാപിച്ച്, താരകന്റെ പുത്രന്മാർ തങ്ങളുടെ ആധിപത്യത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതരായി; മഹാബലപരാക്രമികളായി, അവർ സർവ്വ ഭോഗങ്ങളും അനുഭവിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Sthala Purana: Tripura narrative continuation: Tāraka’s three sons consolidate power and indulge in bhoga, a classic prelude to adharma that necessitates Śiva’s corrective act; not tied to a specific Jyotirliṅga site.
FAQs
It highlights how prosperity, progeny, and power can intensify attachment (bhoga) and ego, becoming a bond (pāśa) that turns the soul away from devotion to Pati (Śiva) and toward adharma.
By contrasting asuric enjoyment with dharmic restraint, the narrative implicitly points to Saguna Śiva (worshipped as the Liṅga) as the true refuge—where devotion and surrender purify desire rather than inflate dominion and pride.
A practical takeaway is to counteract bhoga-driven pride through daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Śiva-pūjā to the Liṅga, cultivating vairāgya (dispassion) and humility.