Shloka 61

Adhyaya 71: पुरत्रयवृत्तान्तः—ब्रह्मवरदानम्, मयकृतत्रिपुर-निर्माणम्, विष्णुमाया-धर्मविघ्नः, शिवस्तुति, त्रिपुरदाहोपक्रमः

Devanagari script

ततः प्रणम्य देवेशं भूतसंघाः पुरत्रयम् प्रविश्य नष्टास्ते सर्वे शलभा इव पावकम्

Transliteration

tataḥ praṇamya deveśaṃ bhūtasaṃghāḥ puratrayam praviśya naṣṭāste sarve śalabhā iva pāvakam

Translation

ततः देवेशं प्रणम्य भूतसंघाः पुरत्रयं प्रविश्य नष्टाः ते सर्वे शलभा इव पावकम्।

Word by Word

• ततः (tataḥ): then

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya): having bowed/prostrated

• देवेशं (deveśaṁ): to the Lord of the gods (Shiva as Pati)

• भूतसंघाः (bhūtasaṅghāḥ): the assemblages/hosts of bhūtas (Shiva’s attendants)

• पुरत्रयम् (puratrayam): the three cities (Tripura)

• प्रविश्य (praviśya): having entered

• नष्टाः (naṣṭāḥ): destroyed

• ते (te): they

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• शलभाः (śalabhāḥ): moths

• इव (iva): like

• पावकम् (pāvakam): fire

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Tripura episode within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Bhutas
• Tripura (three cities)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It underscores Shiva as Deveśa (Pati), whose will alone governs creation and dissolution; Linga worship trains the devotee (paśu) to surrender ego and fear into that supreme Lordship.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva-tattva is shown as irresistible sovereignty: even Shiva’s own bhūta-hosts, after saluting him, are consumed by the destructive power associated with Tripura—highlighting that all beings are subordinate to Pati and the cosmic process he directs.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The implied practice is praṇāma (humble surrender) as a Pāśupata disposition—entering the ‘fire’ of divine discipline where bonds (pāśa) and limited identity are burned away under Pati’s command.