Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 180

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

त्रिपुरारेरिमं पुण्यं निर्मितं ब्रह्मणा पुरा यः पठेच्छ्राद्धकाले वा दैवे कर्मणि च द्विजाः

Transliteration

tripurārerimaṃ puṇyaṃ nirmitaṃ brahmaṇā purā yaḥ paṭhecchrāddhakāle vā daive karmaṇi ca dvijāḥ

Translation

Ang banal na pagbigkas na ito tungkol kay Tripurāri (Śiva, ang Tagapagwasak ng Tripura), na nilikha noon pa ni Brahmā—sinumang bumigkas nito, O mga dvija, maging sa panahon ng śrāddha o sa mga tungkuling Vedic na handog, ay nagkakamit ng banal na kapakinabangan at nagiging karapat-dapat sa biyaya ni Pati, Panginoong Śiva, na pumuputol sa pāśa (gapós) ng paśu (kaluluwa).

Word by Word

• त्रिपुरारेः: of Tripurāri (Śiva, destroyer of the three cities)

• इमम्: this

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, sacred

• निर्मितम्: composed, fashioned

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā

• पुरा: formerly, in ancient times

• यः: whoever

• पठेत्: should recite/reads

• श्राद्धकाले: at the time of śrāddha (ancestral rite)

• वा: or

• दैवे कर्मणि: in divine/ritual acts (Vedic ceremonies)

• च: and

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa/kṣatriya/vaiśya)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phalaśruti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It functions as a phalaśruti: it authorizes recitation of a Śiva-focused hymn (Tripurāri) within orthodox rites like śrāddha and daiva-karman, showing that Śiva-bhakti and Linga-centered praise are compatible with Vedic ritual life and generate puṇya leading toward Pati’s grace.

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

By naming Śiva as Tripurāri, it points to him as the supreme Pati who destroys the triple strongholds of limitation—often read as the three impurities/bondages—thereby implying his power to dissolve pāśa and uplift the paśu through sanctifying remembrance and praise.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual recitation (pāṭha) of a Śaiva stotra during śrāddha and other Vedic ceremonies is highlighted; as a Shaiva-Siddhānta-friendly takeaway, mantra/stotra-japa becomes a devotional discipline that supports purification and readiness for Śiva’s anugraha (grace).