Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 27
दिव्यरथारोहणम् — Śiva’s Ascent on the Divine Chariot
Pre-battle Portents
एवं विधो महेशानो महेशान्यखिलेश्वरः । जगाम त्रिपुरं हंतुं सर्वेषां सुखदायकः
evaṃ vidho maheśāno maheśānyakhileśvaraḥ | jagāma tripuraṃ haṃtuṃ sarveṣāṃ sukhadāyakaḥ
Demikianlah Maheshāna—Tuhan kepada Maheshānī, Penguasa segala-galanya—berangkat untuk memusnahkan Tripura, kerana Dialah pemberi kesejahteraan dan kebahagiaan sejati kepada semua makhluk.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
Sthala Purana: Tripurāntaka episode: Śiva, as sovereign Lord (Akhileśvara), sets out to destroy the triple fortresses (Tripura) of the asuras—an act framed as cosmic purification and restoration of dharma, culminating in universal well-being (sukha).
Significance: Remembrance of Tripurāntaka emphasizes Śiva’s saṃhāra as compassionate removal of adharmic bondage; contemplation is said to strengthen vairāgya and trust in anugraha that follows dissolution.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It frames Shiva’s act of destroying Tripura not as mere warfare, but as compassionate divine governance: the Lord removes a collective source of bondage and suffering, restoring dharma and inner well-being for all.
The verse highlights Saguna Shiva—Maheshāna, the personal Lord who acts in history for devotees’ welfare. In Linga worship, this same Lord is approached as the accessible, grace-bestowing presence who removes obstacles and grants auspiciousness.
Meditate on Shiva as “Akhileśvara” and “Sukhādāyaka” while repeating the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), praying for the destruction of inner “Tripura” (the threefold impurities/bondages) and the rise of peace and dharma.