Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 56
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
अभ्यस्याकर्षणीं विद्यां वशीकृत्यमयीमपि । पुरुषास्सफलीचक्रुः परदारेषु मोहिताः
abhyasyākarṣaṇīṃ vidyāṃ vaśīkṛtyamayīmapi | puruṣāssaphalīcakruḥ paradāreṣu mohitāḥ
Matapos sanayin ang mahika ng pang-akit at maging ang sining ng pagpapasuko, ang mga lalaking iyon—nalinlang ng pagnanasa sa asawa ng iba—ay ginawa nilang ‘mabisa’ sa paningin ng daigdig ang lihim na kaalamang iyon, subalit lalo lamang silang naigapos sa pagkaalipin.
Sūta Gosvāmī (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya within the Rudra Saṃhitā’s battle-canto context)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: destructive
FAQs
It warns that powers and ‘success’ gained through occult practices become another form of pāśa (bondage) when driven by kāma and moha; Shaiva Siddhanta emphasizes purification and devotion to Pati (Shiva), not manipulation of others.
Linga/Saguna Shiva worship is meant to redirect the mind from desire and control toward surrender, restraint, and inner transformation; the verse contrasts manipulative ‘vidyā’ with dharmic, Shiva-centered sādhanā.
The implied takeaway is to avoid desire-driven siddhi-seeking and instead steady the mind with Shiva-mantra japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, ‘Om Namaḥ Śivāya’) alongside dharmic conduct and self-restraint.