Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
देवधर्मान्विशेषेण श्राद्धधर्मांस्तथैव च । मखधर्मान्व्रतादींश्च तीर्थश्राद्धं विशेषतः
devadharmānviśeṣeṇa śrāddhadharmāṃstathaiva ca | makhadharmānvratādīṃśca tīrthaśrāddhaṃ viśeṣataḥ
“(Itinuro Niya) lalo na ang mga tungkuling dharma ukol sa mga Deva, at gayundin ang mga dharma ng śrāddha; ang mga tuntunin ng paghahandog na sakripisyo (makha), at ang mga panata (vrata) at kaugnay na pagsasagawa—lalo na ang pagganap ng śrāddha sa mga banal na tīrtha.”
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana account to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
The verse emphasizes dharma as a structured path: divine rites, ancestral śrāddha, sacrificial discipline, and vows—actions that, when performed with purity and devotion, become supportive means for inner purification, preparing the seeker for Shiva-bhakti and liberation.
In Shaiva practice, ritual duties (vrata, yajña, śrāddha) are ideally performed as offerings to Saguna Shiva—centering worship on the Shiva-linga—so that karmic obligations are fulfilled without bondage, turning duty into devotion (ārādhanā).
It points to disciplined observance of vows (vrata) and sacred-place rites (tīrtha-śrāddha). A practical Shaiva takeaway is to pair such dharmic acts with Shiva-japa (e.g., the Panchakshara “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and sattvic conduct to sanctify the ritual intention.