Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 14
त्रिपुरमोहनम्
Tripuramohana — “The Delusion/Enchanting of Tripura”
यथैव मरणाद्भीतिरस्मदादिवपुष्मताम् । ब्रह्मादिकीटकांतानां तथा मरणतो भयम्
yathaiva maraṇādbhītirasmadādivapuṣmatām | brahmādikīṭakāṃtānāṃ tathā maraṇato bhayam
Như nơi những hữu tình có thân như chúng ta có nỗi sợ cái chết, thì cũng vậy: từ Phạm Thiên (Brahmā) cho đến loài côn trùng nhỏ nhất, đều có nỗi sợ phát sinh từ tử vong.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Mahākāla
Jyotirlinga: Mahākāleśvara
Sthala Purana: Mahākāla as the Lord of Time who subdues fear of death; the jyotirliṅga is revered as granting victory over mṛtyu-bhaya through Śiva-bhakti and surrender (general jyotirliṅga theology; not explicitly narrated in this verse).
Significance: Darśana is sought for relief from fear of death, protection from untimely death, and deepening vairāgya through awareness of kāla.
Mantra: oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam | urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā'mṛtāt ||
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: liberating
FAQs
It emphasizes the universality of mortality-fear across all embodied ranks, prompting vairāgya (dispassion) and the Shaiva insight that true fearlessness comes by taking refuge in Pati (Lord Shiva), who transcends death.
By highlighting that even exalted beings remain bound to death as long as they are embodied, the verse supports turning to Saguna Shiva—worshipped as the Linga—as the compassionate Lord who grants protection (abhaya) and leads the soul beyond bondage.
Cultivate death-awareness (maraṇa-smṛti) alongside steady japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” praying for Shiva’s abhaya and detachment from perishable identifications.