Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 33
शिवरूपदर्शनम्
Menā’s Vision of Śiva’s Divine Form
इत्यादि विविधं कार्यं हित्वा वासं स्त्रियो ययुः । दृष्ट्वा तु शांकरं रूपं मोहं प्राप्तास्तदाऽभवन्
ityādi vividhaṃ kāryaṃ hitvā vāsaṃ striyo yayuḥ | dṛṣṭvā tu śāṃkaraṃ rūpaṃ mohaṃ prāptāstadā'bhavan
وهكذا تركت النساء شتّى أعمال البيت وخرجن؛ ولكن لمّا أبصرن هيئة شانكرا، أصابهنّ في الحال ذهولٌ—إذ غلبتهنّ الموهة، سِحرُ الوهم والافتتان.
Sūta Gosvāmin
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Bhikṣāṭana
FAQs
It highlights the mind’s tendency to fall into moha when confronted with overwhelming beauty and divine potency; Shaiva teaching redirects that fascination into purified bhakti, where attraction becomes devotion rather than bondage.
The verse emphasizes Śiva’s saguna manifestation (śāṃkara-rūpa). In Shaiva practice, the Linga stabilizes the same devotion in a focused, non-distracting form, guiding the devotee from sensory captivation toward inward worship and grace.
A key takeaway is to steady the mind with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and disciplined worship (arcana/dhyāna), so that fascination (moha) is transformed into single-pointed remembrance of Śiva.