Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 9
देवस्तुतिः (Devastuti) — Hymn/Praise of the Devas
मत्तो विवर्धितो दैत्यो वधं मत्तो न चार्हति । तथापि पुण्यं वर्द्धैत नगरे त्रिपुरे पुनः
matto vivardhito daityo vadhaṃ matto na cārhati | tathāpi puṇyaṃ varddhaita nagare tripure punaḥ
Raksasa (daitya) yang telah aku pelihara dan aku kuatkan tidak layak dibunuh oleh tanganku sendiri. Namun demikian, biarlah pahala kebajikan dan keberuntungan suci bertambah lagi di kota Tripura.
Lord Shiva (inferred, Yuddhakhaṇḍa battle-context narration)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Role: teaching
FAQs
It highlights Shiva’s dharmic restraint: even when supremely powerful, he upholds propriety and moral order, refusing to destroy one whom he himself helped grow, while still ensuring that puṇya and auspicious balance are restored.
It reflects Saguna Shiva as the righteous Lord who governs the cosmos with compassion and lawfulness; Linga-worship similarly approaches Shiva as the stabilizing Pati who restores harmony when adharma rises.
Cultivate puṇya through Shaiva discipline—japa of the Panchākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing rudrākṣa, and applying tripuṇḍra—so one’s actions align with dharma rather than impulse.