Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
अभ्यस्याकर्षणीं विद्यां वशीकृत्यमयीमपि । पुरुषास्सफलीचक्रुः परदारेषु मोहिताः
abhyasyākarṣaṇīṃ vidyāṃ vaśīkṛtyamayīmapi | puruṣāssaphalīcakruḥ paradāreṣu mohitāḥ
आकर्षणविद्या व वशीकरणविद्येचा अभ्यास करून, परस्त्रीविषयीच्या काममोहाने ग्रस्त त्या पुरुषांनी ती विद्या लौकिक अर्थाने ‘सफल’ केली; पण त्यातून बंधनच वाढले।
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Rudra Saṃhitā’s battle-canto context)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: destructive
FAQs
It warns that powers and ‘success’ gained through occult practices become another form of pāśa (bondage) when driven by kāma and moha; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes purification and devotion to Pati (Shiva), not manipulation of others.
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is meant to redirect the mind from desire and control toward surrender, restraint, and inner transformation; the verse contrasts manipulative ‘vidyā’ with dharmic, Shiva-centered sādhanā.
The implied takeaway is to avoid desire-driven siddhi-seeking and instead steady the mind with Shiva-mantra japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) alongside dharmic conduct and self-restraint.