Shloka 40

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

ततः सम्प्रेक्ष्य मदनं हसन् देवस् त्रियंबकः नयनेन तृतीयेन सावज्ञं तम् अवैक्षत

Transliteration

tataḥ samprekṣya madanaṃ hasan devas triyaṃbakaḥ nayanena tṛtīyena sāvajñaṃ tam avaikṣata

Translation

Dann, als Triyambaka, der dreiaugige Gott, Madana (Kāma) erblickte, lächelte er und fixierte ihn mit dem dritten Auge in verächtlichem Blick; als verkünde er, dass Pati, der Herr, vom kāma, das den paśu (die Seele) bindet, unberührt bleibt.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then

• samprekṣya: having looked at/observed

• madanam: Madana (Kāma, the god of desire)

• hasan: smiling/laughing

• devaḥ: the God, the Deva

• triyaṃbakaḥ: the three-eyed One (Shiva)

• nayanena: with the eye

• tṛtīyena: the third

• sāvajñam: contemptuously/disdainfully, with disregard

• tam: him

• avaikṣata: he looked at, he beheld/fixed his gaze

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana; describing Shiva’s act within the story)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Madana (Kama)

FAQs

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

It highlights Shiva as Pati—the sovereign Lord beyond kama—so Linga worship is approached with inner purity and vairagya, offering desire itself into Shiva’s jñāna-fire.

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

Shiva is shown as Triyambaka whose third eye signifies transcendent awareness that overrules the guṇas; He is not compelled by passions that bind the paśu under pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The yogic takeaway is desire-mastery (kāma-jaya) through inner awakening—meditating on the ‘third eye’ (jñāna-dṛṣṭi) while performing Shiva-puja with restraint and focused mantra.