Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
अस्वास्थ्येन्द्रियवैकल्ये वार्द्धके तु कुतस्सुखम् । शरीरमपि दातव्यमर्थिभ्योऽतस्सुखेप्सुभिः
asvāsthyendriyavaikalye vārddhake tu kutassukham | śarīramapi dātavyamarthibhyo'tassukhepsubhiḥ
अस्वास्थ्य, इंद्रियांची विकलता आणि वार्धक्य यात सुख कुठे? म्हणून जे खरे कल्याण इच्छितात त्यांनी गरजूंच्या सेवेसाठी आपले शरीरही अर्पण करावे।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga-sthala passage; the verse functions as a dharma-upadeśa on impermanence and compassionate giving as preparation for Śiva-bhakti.
Significance: Frames dāna/sevā as purificatory conduct (caryā) supporting later worship and grace.
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It teaches vairagya (dispassion) and dharma: bodily pleasure is unstable due to sickness, sensory decline, and age, so one should convert life into selfless giving—an attitude that purifies the soul (paśu) and loosens bondage (pāśa) on the path to Shiva (Pati).
Linga-worship trains the devotee to seek the eternal Shiva rather than temporary bodily comfort; this verse supports that orientation by urging sacrifice and service, offering one’s embodied life as an act of devotion to Saguna Shiva while aiming toward His timeless reality.
Practice dāna and seva as a daily vow alongside Shiva-upasana—offer time and effort to the needy, and support it with japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) to keep the mind anchored in renunciation and compassion.