Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 44

त्रिपुरमोहनम्

Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”

Devanagari script

मारीचेन कश्यपेन दक्षकन्यास्सुलोचनाः । धर्मेण किल मार्गेण परिणीतास्त्रयोदश

Transliteration

mārīcena kaśyapena dakṣakanyāssulocanāḥ | dharmeṇa kila mārgeṇa pariṇītāstrayodaśa

Translation

Кашьяпа, сын Маричи, следуя праведному установлению дхармы, должным образом взял в жёны тринадцать прекрасноглазых дочерей Дакши.

Word by Word

• मारीचेन: by Marīci
• मारीचेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कश्यपेन: by Kaśyapa
• कश्यपेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दक्षकन्याः: the daughters of Dakṣa
• दक्षकन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दक्षस्य कन्याः’

• सुलोचनाः: beautiful-eyed
• सुलोचनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुलोचना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण ‘दक्षकन्याः’

• धर्मेण: by dharma / lawfully
• धर्मेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; साधन/प्रकारवाचक (by righteousness)

• किल: indeed / it is said
• किल: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/traditionally)

• मार्गेण: by the proper way
• मार्गेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रकारवाचक (by the way/method)

• परिणीताः: were married
• परिणीताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + नीत (कृदन्त; √नी धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘married/given in marriage’

• त्रयोदश: thirteen
• त्रयोदश: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective) ‘thirteen’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: prajāpati-propagation through dharmic marriage (progenitive ordering of beings)

Characters & Entities

• Marichi
• Kashyapa
• Daksha

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights dharma as the harmonizing principle for household life—social order and sacred lineage are sustained when actions (like marriage) follow righteous injunctions, supporting inner purity that ultimately aids the soul’s progress toward Shiva.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Though not describing Linga worship directly, it frames a dharmic world-order in which Vedic duties and Shaiva devotion coexist; in Shaiva Siddhanta, disciplined dharma becomes a supportive ground for Saguna Shiva worship that gradually matures into grace (anugraha).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The implied takeaway is adherence to dharmic conduct and samskara (right rites); a Shaiva practitioner may pair such disciplined living with daily Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and Tripuṇḍra/Bhasma observance to keep life aligned with Shiva’s order.