Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 12
त्रिपुरदाहवर्णनम् | Tripura-dāha-varṇanam
Description of the Burning of Tripura
पंचदेवात्मकः पंचदेवोपास्यः परः प्रभुः । तस्योपास्यो न कोप्यस्ति स एवोपास्य आलयम्
paṃcadevātmakaḥ paṃcadevopāsyaḥ paraḥ prabhuḥ | tasyopāsyo na kopyasti sa evopāsya ālayam
พระผู้เป็นเจ้าสูงสุดทรงมีสภาวะเป็นปัญจเทพ และทรงได้รับการบูชาผ่านปัญจเทพ สำหรับพระองค์ไม่มีเทพอื่นให้บูชา; พระองค์เองคือสถานสถิตและที่พึ่งสูงสุดแห่งการบูชาทั้งปวง
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Īśāna
Sthala Purana: ‘Pañcadevātmaka’ is read as Śiva’s lordship over and indwelling of the pañcadevatā framework (Śiva, Viṣṇu, Devī, Sūrya, Gaṇeśa) while remaining the ultimate upāsya—often used in later Smārta-Śaiva harmonizations without compromising Śiva’s supremacy in this text.
Significance: Encourages inclusive worship while directing the devotee to the single highest refuge (ālaya) in Śiva; supports temple practice where multiple shrines culminate in the main Śiva-sanctum.
Type: stotra
Shakti Form: Pārvatī
Role: nurturing
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It teaches that all divine functions and revered forms culminate in Shiva as Pati (the Supreme Lord): worship through many forms is valid, yet the final resting-place of devotion and liberation is Shiva alone.
It supports Saguna worship as legitimate approaches (through the “five deities”), while affirming Shiva’s supremacy; the Shiva-Linga functions as a unifying, all-form symbol where diverse worship resolves into one ultimate Lord.
Maintain one-pointed upasana of Shiva—such as japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with Linga worship—seeing all revered divine forms as leading the mind into Shiva, the final ālaya (refuge).