Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
देवधर्मान्विशेषेण श्राद्धधर्मांस्तथैव च । मखधर्मान्व्रतादींश्च तीर्थश्राद्धं विशेषतः
devadharmānviśeṣeṇa śrāddhadharmāṃstathaiva ca | makhadharmānvratādīṃśca tīrthaśrāddhaṃ viśeṣataḥ
त्याने विशेषतः देवधर्म, तसेच श्राद्धधर्म; मख (यज्ञ) धर्म, व्रतादी आचरण—आणि विशेष करून तीर्थस्थानी श्राद्ध करण्याची विधी सांगितली।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse emphasizes dharma as a structured path: divine rites, ancestral śrāddha, sacrificial discipline, and vows—actions that, when performed with purity and devotion, become supportive means for inner purification, preparing the seeker for Shiva-bhakti and liberation.
In Shaiva practice, ritual duties (vrata, yajña, śrāddha) are ideally performed as offerings to Saguna Shiva—centering worship on the Shiva-linga—so that karmic obligations are fulfilled without bondage, turning duty into devotion (ārādhanā).
It points to disciplined observance of vows (vrata) and sacred-place rites (tīrtha-śrāddha). A practical Shaiva takeaway is to pair such dharmic acts with Shiva-japa (e.g., the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and sattvic conduct to sanctify the ritual intention.