Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22
त्रिपुरदाहवर्णनम् | Tripura-dāha-varṇanam
Description of the Burning of Tripura
पुरत्रयं विरूपाक्षः कर्तुं तद्भस्मसात्क्षणात् । समर्थः परमेशानो मीनातु च सतां गतिः
puratrayaṃ virūpākṣaḥ kartuṃ tadbhasmasātkṣaṇāt | samarthaḥ parameśāno mīnātu ca satāṃ gatiḥ
毗卢帕克沙，至上的自在天（帕拉梅湿伐罗），完全能够在刹那间将三城（特里普拉）化为灰烬。愿那位作为善人归依与究竟归宿的帕拉梅湿伐罗，赐予我们护佑。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Rudrasaṃhitā account to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Virūpākṣa
Sthala Purana: Not a Jyotirliṅga passage; it is a doctrinal affirmation: Śiva can incinerate Tripura instantly, and the narrator adds a benedictive prayer for protection (mīnātu).
Significance: Encourages śaraṇāgati: the same Lord who performs saṃhāra is ‘satāṃ gatiḥ’—the refuge and final goal—granting anugraha to devotees.
Mantra: पुरत्रयं विरूपाक्षः कर्तुं तद्भस्मसात्क्षणात् । समर्थः परमेशानो मीनातु च सतां गतिः
Type: stotra
Role: liberating
FAQs
The verse proclaims Shiva as Parameśvara who can dissolve even the strongest bonds (symbolized by Tripura) instantly, and affirms him as satāṃ gatiḥ—the final refuge of those who seek dharma and liberation.
By praising Virūpākṣa’s immediate power and protective grace, the verse supports Saguna worship—devotion to Shiva with attributes—through which devotees approach the transcendent Lord who grants refuge and moksha.
A practical takeaway is protective remembrance (smaraṇa) and praise of Parameśvara—especially japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) while contemplating Shiva as the destroyer of inner impurities (Tripura) and the giver of refuge.