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
Thus, abandoning their various household tasks, the women went out; but on beholding Śaṅkara’s form, they at once became bewildered—overpowered by delusion and fascination.
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.