Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 40

त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure

Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation

Devanagari script

शिवार्चनप्रभावेण तन्माया सहसा मुने । त्रिपुरे न चचालाशु निर्विण्णोभूत्तदा यतिः

Transliteration

śivārcanaprabhāveṇa tanmāyā sahasā mune | tripure na cacālāśu nirviṇṇobhūttadā yatiḥ

Translation

噢牟尼，由于礼敬湿婆之功德威力，那迷惑的玛雅之力骤然失效；在三城（Tripura）之中更是丝毫不能动摇。于是那苦行者迅速生起离欲，脱离迷恋。

Word by Word

• शिव-अर्चन-प्रभावेण: by the power of Śiva-worship
• शिव-अर्चन-प्रभावेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शिवस्य अर्चनस्य प्रभावः)

• तत्-माया: that illusion
• तत्-माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सा माया = तत्-माया ‘that very māyā’)

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थ/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: suddenly)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• त्रिपुरे: in Tripura
• त्रिपुरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• चचाल: moved/shook
• चचाल: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/रीत्यर्थ-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• निर्विण्णः: disheartened
• निर्विण्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विण्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP from √विद्/√विन्द् with nir-; ‘disgusted/dejected’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/Imperfective past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• यतिः: the ascetic
• यतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Sadāśiva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Affirms that Śiva-arcana neutralizes māyā (bondage) and yields vairāgya—an inner ‘tīrtha’ leading toward liberation by grace.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Tripura
• Maya
• Yati

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that Śiva-arcana (devotional worship) has the power to neutralize māyā—bondage and delusion—so the seeker naturally gains vairāgya (dispassion). In Shaiva Siddhanta terms, Pati (Śiva) weakens the pāśa (bond) and turns the pashu (soul) toward liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse highlights the concrete efficacy of worship (arcana), a hallmark of Saguna devotion—offering, praise, and remembrance directed to Śiva (often through the Liṅga). Such worship steadies the mind, making māyā unable to ‘move’ or disturb the devotee’s inner state.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Regular Śiva-arcana with mantra-japa (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined purity supports this result: reduced distraction, weakening of delusion, and the rise of dispassion conducive to dhyāna.