Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 35
त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure
Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation
ममापि च भवद्भिश्च नाम ग्राह्यं शुभं पुनः । अरिहन्निति तन्नामध्येयं पापप्रणाशनम्
mamāpi ca bhavadbhiśca nāma grāhyaṃ śubhaṃ punaḥ | arihanniti tannāmadhyeyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam
تم لوگ میرے لیے بھی دوبارہ ایک مبارک نام اختیار کرو۔ ‘اریہن’—یہی اس کا نام ہے؛ یہ گناہوں کو مٹانے والا ہے، اس لیے اس کا دھیان اور جپ کرنا چاہیے۔
Lord Shiva (inferred, Rudrasaṃhitā Yuddhakhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Significance: Contemplation/recitation of Śiva’s auspicious name is presented as pāpa-praṇāśana (sin-destroying), aligning with tīrtha-like inner purification through nāma.
Mantra: arihann iti tan-nāma adhyeyaṃ pāpa-praṇāśanam
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse teaches nāma-upāsanā—taking up and contemplating Shiva’s sacred name—as a direct purifier of pāpa and a supportive means toward inner purification and liberation in a Shaiva framework.
It supports Saguna Shiva worship by emphasizing a concrete upāsanā—recitation and contemplation of a specific divine name—which can be practiced alongside Liṅga-pūjā as a focused devotional discipline.
Name-japa and dhyāna: regularly recite and contemplate the Shiva-nāma ‘Arihan’ with devotion, ideally as part of daily pūjā, aligning mind and speech toward purification.