Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 49
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
सनत्कुमार उवाच । इत्थमाभाष्य दैत्येशं पौरांश्च स यतिर्मुने । सशिष्यो वेदधर्माश्च नाशयामास चादरात्
sanatkumāra uvāca | itthamābhāṣya daityeśaṃ paurāṃśca sa yatirmune | saśiṣyo vedadharmāśca nāśayāmāsa cādarāt
พระสันตะกุมารกล่าวว่า “ดูก่อนมุนี ครั้นกล่าวเช่นนี้แก่จอมแห่งไทตยะและชาวนครแล้ว ฤๅษีผู้บำเพ็ญตบะนั้นพร้อมด้วยศิษย์ทั้งหลาย ก็ได้กระทำด้วยความมุ่งมั่นให้หน้าที่และจารีตแห่งพระเวทถูกทำลายลง”
Sanatkumara
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Rudra
FAQs
It highlights how adharma can spread through persuasive speech and collective influence—when Vedic duties are abandoned, the soul’s alignment with Shiva (Pati) is obscured, strengthening bondage (pāśa) and delaying liberation.
By showing the collapse of Vedic observance, the verse implicitly stresses the need for steady Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-pūjā, mantra, and right conduct—to re-establish dharma and keep devotion from being diverted by deceptive teachings.
A practical takeaway is to protect one’s daily dharma through Shiva-oriented sādhana: japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), application of tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and disciplined worship to counteract influences that weaken Vedic observances.