Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 75
त्रिपुरवर्णनम् (Tripura-varṇanam) — “Description of Tripura”
शास्त्रवेदपुराणेषु येये धर्माः प्रकीर्तिताः । शिवप्रियास्सदा देवास्ते धर्मास्तत्र सर्वतः
śāstravedapurāṇeṣu yeye dharmāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | śivapriyāssadā devāste dharmāstatra sarvataḥ
ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ, ਵੇਦਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਪੁਰਾਣਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਿਹੜੇ-ਜਿਹੜੇ ਧਰਮ ਪ੍ਰਕੀਰਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ, ਉਹ ਸਭ ਉੱਥੇ ਹਰ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਸ਼ਠਿਤ ਹਨ; ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਦੇਵ ਸਦਾ ਸ਼ਿਵ-ਪ੍ਰਿਯ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਧਰਮ ਸ਼ਿਵ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਟਿਕੇ ਹਨ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches that dharma is not merely social rule or ritual formality; its divine power is fulfilled when it is aligned with Śiva—the supreme Pati—so that duties become a means toward purity, grace, and liberation.
By implying that all scriptural dharmas culminate in Śiva’s favor, it supports Saguna worship—such as Liṅga-pūjā—as a central, unifying practice through which Vedic and Puranic injunctions become spiritually effective.
A practical takeaway is to perform one’s prescribed dharma with Śiva-bhakti—daily Liṅga worship and japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—so that actions are consecrated to Śiva rather than done for mere worldly merit.