Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
वर्णावर्णविभागोऽयं तस्मान्न प्रतिभासते । अतो भेदो न मंतव्यो मानुष्ये केनचित्क्वचित्
varṇāvarṇavibhāgo'yaṃ tasmānna pratibhāsate | ato bhedo na maṃtavyo mānuṣye kenacitkvacit
അതുകൊണ്ട് ‘വർണ്ണം’ ‘അവർണ്ണം’ എന്ന ഈ വിഭജനം യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ തെളിഞ്ഞു നിൽക്കുന്നില്ല; അതിനാൽ മനുഷ്യരിൽ എവിടെയും ആരാലും ഭേദം കരുതരുത്।
Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Purana teachings to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that social labels are not ultimate truths; from a Shaiva view, the same Shiva-nature (Pati) underlies all beings, so discrimination obstructs dharma and inner purity needed for liberation.
Linga-worship centers on Shiva as the universal reality accessible to all; this verse supports the Shaiva principle that devotion and sincerity—not birth-based divisions—qualify one for worship and grace.
Practice japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with a non-discriminatory mind, honoring all devotees equally; such inner equality is itself a form of worship aligned with bhasma-dharana and Shiva-bhakti.