Linga Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 180

Adhyaya 72 — Puradāha: Rudra’s Cosmic Chariot, Pāśupata-Vrata, and Brahmā’s Shiva-Stuti

Devanagari script

त्रिपुरारेरिमं पुण्यं निर्मितं ब्रह्मणा पुरा यः पठेच्छ्राद्धकाले वा दैवे कर्मणि च द्विजाः

Transliteration

tripurārerimaṃ puṇyaṃ nirmitaṃ brahmaṇā purā yaḥ paṭhecchrāddhakāle vā daive karmaṇi ca dvijāḥ

Translation

此《三城敌》（Tripurāri，毁灭三城之湿婆）之圣诵，乃梵天于远古所作；诸二生者，凡于施罗陀（śrāddha）之时或行吠陀祭仪之业而诵读者，皆得清净福德，并堪受主宰（Pati）湿婆之恩，彼能断除缚魂之绳索——帕沙（pāśa），令帕舒（paśu，灵我）得解脱。

Word by Word

• त्रिपुरारेः: of Tripurāri (Śiva, destroyer of the three cities)

• इमम्: this

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, sacred

• निर्मितम्: composed, fashioned

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā

• पुरा: formerly, in ancient times

• यः: whoever

• पठेत्: should recite/reads

• श्राद्धकाले: at the time of śrāddha (ancestral rite)

• वा: or

• दैवे कर्मणि: in divine/ritual acts (Vedic ceremonies)

• च: and

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa/kṣatriya/vaiśya)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the phalaśruti within the Linga Purana discourse)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It functions as a phalaśruti: it authorizes recitation of a Śiva-focused hymn (Tripurāri) within orthodox rites like śrāddha and daiva-karman, showing that Śiva-bhakti and Linga-centered praise are compatible with Vedic ritual life and generate puṇya leading toward Pati’s grace.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By naming Śiva as Tripurāri, it points to him as the supreme Pati who destroys the triple strongholds of limitation—often read as the three impurities/bondages—thereby implying his power to dissolve pāśa and uplift the paśu through sanctifying remembrance and praise.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Ritual recitation (pāṭha) of a Śaiva stotra during śrāddha and other Vedic ceremonies is highlighted; as a Shaiva-Siddhānta-friendly takeaway, mantra/stotra-japa becomes a devotional discipline that supports purification and readiness for Śiva’s anugraha (grace).