Shloka 13

कामप्रहारः — The Subduing of Kāma (Desire) / Kāma’s Assault and Its Futility

Devanagari script

कामेन सुस्मृता देवाश्शक्राद्यास्ते मुनीश्वर । आययुः सकलास्ते हि शंभुं नत्वा च तुष्टुवुः

Transliteration

kāmena susmṛtā devāśśakrādyāste munīśvara | āyayuḥ sakalāste hi śaṃbhuṃ natvā ca tuṣṭuvuḥ

Translation

O best of sages, when they were duly invoked by Kāma, all the gods—beginning with Śakra (Indra)—came together. Bowing to Śambhu, they then praised Him with hymns.

Word by Word

• कामेन: by Kāma (Cupid)
• कामेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• सुस्मृताः: well-remembered / duly reminded
• सुस्मृताः: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + स्मृ (धातु) → सुस्मृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — agreeing with देवाः

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन — Nominative plural

• शक्राद्याः: beginning with Indra
• शक्राद्याः: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (आदि-समास: ‘शक्रः आदिः येषाम्’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — qualifying देवाः

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Pronoun, nominative plural

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष, पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन — address

• आययुः: came
• आययुः: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 3rd person plural perfect

• सकलाः: all
• सकलाः: कर्तृसम्बन्धी विशेषण (Adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — qualifying ते/देवाः

• ते: they
• ते: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Pronoun, nominative plural

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्धसूचक (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• शंभुम्: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभुम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नम् (धातु) → नत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तुष्टुवुः: praised
• तुष्टुवुः: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — 3rd person plural perfect

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shambhu
• Indra (Shakra)
• Kama
• Devas

FAQs

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

It highlights that even the highest devas must approach Śiva through humility (namaskāra) and devotion (stuti), acknowledging Him as the supreme Pati who grants grace beyond worldly power.

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

The verse models Saguna-upāsanā: approaching Śambhu in a personal form, bowing, and praising—attitudes central to Linga worship where reverence and heartfelt stotra accompany ritual offerings.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Adopt namaskāra and stuti as daily practice—begin worship with respectful prostration, then recite Shiva stotras or the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a surrendered mind.