Shloka 6

अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः

Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites

Devanagari script

दर्शनात्तस्य च तदाऽभूवं देवमुने ह्यहम् । मदनेन समाविष्टोऽतीव क्षुभितमानसः

Transliteration

darśanāttasya ca tadā'bhūvaṃ devamune hyaham | madanena samāviṣṭo'tīva kṣubhitamānasaḥ

Translation

And at that time, O divine sage, upon seeing her I became completely overwhelmed—seized by Kāma (the power of desire), with my mind intensely agitated.

Word by Word

• दर्शनात्: from seeing
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान Cause-Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of that (her/it)
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Of that)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अभूवम्: I became
• अभूवम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/Imperfective past), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देव-मुने: O divine sage
• देव-मुने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (देवश्चासौ मुनिः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/indeed)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मदनेन: by Kāma (love)
• मदनेन: Karana (करण/Instrument-Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• समाविष्टः: possessed/overcome
• समाविष्टः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-विश् (धातु) → समाविष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘entered/possessed’

• अतीव: exceedingly
• अतीव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक अव्यय (intensifying adverb)

• क्षुभित-मानसः: one whose mind was agitated
• क्षुभित-मानसः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुभ् (धातु) → क्षुभित (कृदन्त, क्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (क्षुभितं मानसं यस्य सः)

Speaker

A narrator within the Parvati Khanda (a deva speaking to a sage, as implied by the address 'devamune')

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Kama (Madana)

FAQs

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

It highlights how mere perception can trigger kāma and mental turbulence, implying that spiritual progress in Shaiva thought requires mastery of the mind and senses so the soul (paśu) is not bound by pasha (desire).

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

By showing the destabilizing force of desire, the verse indirectly points to Saguna Shiva/Linga-upāsanā as a stabilizing refuge—devotion and remembrance of Shiva steady the mind and redirect impulses toward dharma and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Mantra-japa (especially the Panchakshara, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with sense-restraint and mental watchfulness is the key takeaway; traditional Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa support this vow of inner control.