Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
इह चत्वारि दानानि प्रोक्तानि परमर्षिभिः । विचार्य नानाशास्त्राणि शर्मणेऽत्र परत्र च
iha catvāri dānāni proktāni paramarṣibhiḥ | vicārya nānāśāstrāṇi śarmaṇe'tra paratra ca
ഇവിടെ പരമർഷിമാർ നാല് ദാനങ്ങൾ പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു; പല ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളും പരിശോധിച്ച്, ഇഹലോകത്തും പരലോകത്തും ശാന്തി-ക്ഷേമത്തിനുള്ള മാർഗങ്ങളായി അവ ഉപദേശിച്ചു.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not tied to a single shrine; it systematizes dharma by citing ‘four dānas’ as distilled from many śāstras—an instructional (upadeśa) move typical of Purāṇic dharma sections.
Significance: Encourages pilgrims to integrate worship with practical beneficence; ‘peace here and hereafter’ is framed as the fruit of dharma aligned with Śiva’s order.
Role: teaching
FAQs
It establishes dāna (sacred giving) as a scripturally verified discipline that purifies intention and supports dharma, yielding inner peace here and auspicious progress after death—aligned with Shaiva Siddhanta’s emphasis on purification (śuddhi) as a support for grace.
In Purāṇic Shaiva practice, charity is an auxiliary limb of worship: offerings and giving, done with devotion and humility, cultivate sattva and readiness for Saguna Shiva worship (including Linga-pūjā), which in turn supports steadiness in mantra and devotion.
Practice dāna as a vrata-like discipline alongside Shiva worship—give regularly with a prayerful mind, then conclude with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and a simple Linga-abhisheka or Tripuṇḍra application to anchor the gift in devotion.