Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 24
त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure
Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation
ततस्स मुंडी परिपालयन्हरेराज्ञां तथा निर्मितवांश्च शिष्यान् । यथास्वरूपं चतुरस्तदानीं मायामयं शास्त्रमपाठयत्स्वयम्
tatassa muṃḍī paripālayanharerājñāṃ tathā nirmitavāṃśca śiṣyān | yathāsvarūpaṃ caturastadānīṃ māyāmayaṃ śāstramapāṭhayatsvayam
Pagkaraan nito, si Muṇḍī, na sumusunod sa utos ni Hari, ay nag-ingat sa pananagutan at lumikha rin ng mga alagad. Noon, ayon sa kanyang likas na anyo at sa kanyang kahusayan, siya mismo ang nagturo sa kanila ng isang śāstra na hinabi ng Māyā, angkop sa panahong iyon, upang ang paglalaro ng nahayag na daigdig ay umusad sa wastong kaayusan.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Tatpuruṣa
Role: creative
Cosmic Event: World-order maintained through māyika-śāstra appropriate to the time (yuga-dharma calibration).
FAQs
It shows how worldly order is sustained through instruction suited to embodied beings: a “māyāmaya” teaching operates within Māyā to regulate conduct and understanding, while Shaiva Siddhanta ultimately points beyond Māyā to Pati (Shiva) as the liberating Lord.
A māyā-conditioned world needs concrete supports for devotion; Saguna worship—such as reverence to the Shiva-Linga with mantra and ritual—guides disciples from outer discipline toward inner realization, gradually loosening Māyā’s bonds.
The verse implies guru-guided discipline: study with devotion, steady daily worship, and japa that refines the mind—classically supported in Shaiva practice by Panchakshara japa (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) along with purity observances like bhasma and rudrākṣa where applicable.