Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 15
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
सर्वे तनुभृतस्तुल्या यदि बुद्ध्या विचार्य्यते । इदं निश्चित्य केनापि नो हिंस्यः कोऽपि कुत्रचित्
sarve tanubhṛtastulyā yadi buddhyā vicāryyate | idaṃ niścitya kenāpi no hiṃsyaḥ ko'pi kutracit
सर्वे तनुभृतः समा एव, यदा बुद्ध्या सम्यग्विचार्यते। एतन्निश्चित्य केनापि कस्यापि कुत्रचित् न हिंसा कार्या॥
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: teaching
FAQs
It teaches ahimsa grounded in right discernment: seeing the essential sameness of all embodied beings reduces hatred and cruelty, aligning the seeker with Shiva’s dharma and purifying the mind for liberation.
Linga-worship trains the devotee to perceive Shiva as the inner Self and Lord present in all; when that vision matures, harming others becomes a violation of reverence to Shiva dwelling in every being.
Practice daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with the bhāva of universal compassion, and take a vrata of ahimsa (restraint in speech, thought, and action) as a supporting discipline.