Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure
Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation
ततश्च नारदो गत्वा त्रिपुराधीशसन्निधौ । क्षेमप्रश्नादिकं कृत्वा राज्ञे सर्वं न्यवेदयत्
tataśca nārado gatvā tripurādhīśasannidhau | kṣemapraśnādikaṃ kṛtvā rājñe sarvaṃ nyavedayat
ต่อมานารทไปเฝ้าพระผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งตริปุระ เมื่อทูลถามสารทุกข์สุกดิบและธรรมเนียมคารวะแล้ว ก็กราบทูลรายงานเรื่องทั้งหมดแก่พระราชาโดยครบถ้วน.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Tripurāntaka
FAQs
It shows how events unfold through divine orchestration: Nārada, as a catalyst in Shiva’s līlā, approaches with outward courtesy yet delivers truth that moves the karmic narrative toward Shiva’s restoring of dharma.
Though the verse is narrative, it supports Saguna Shiva’s role as the active Lord (Pati) who governs cosmic order—Tripura’s story culminates in Shiva’s manifest intervention, which devotees remember in worship of Shiva’s protective and corrective grace.
A practical takeaway is disciplined speech and humility before truth; in Shaiva practice this aligns with japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) before important actions, cultivating steadiness and right intention.