Shloka 75

कामशापानुग्रहः (Kāmaśāpānugraha) — “The Curse and Grace Concerning Kāma”

Devanagari script

त्वं भस्म भूत्वा मदन भर्गलोचनवह्निना । तथैवाशु समं पश्चाच्छरीरं प्रापयिष्यसि

Transliteration

tvaṃ bhasma bhūtvā madana bhargalocanavahninā | tathaivāśu samaṃ paścāccharīraṃ prāpayiṣyasi

Translation

O Madana (Kāma), having been reduced to ash by the fire from Bharga’s (Śiva’s) eye, you shall soon thereafter, in due course, regain a body again.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थे मध्यमपुरुष-प्रयोगः; एकवचन, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative)

• भस्म: ash
• भस्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) — ‘भस्म’ इति परिणाम-रूपेण (as resultant state)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘भू’ धातोः — having become

• मदन: O Madana (Kāma)
• मदन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (Vocative)

• भर्ग-लोचन-वह्निना: by the fire of Bharga’s (Śiva’s) eye
• भर्ग-लोचन-वह्निना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक) + वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: (भर्गस्य लोचनम्) षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष + (लोचन-वह्निः) कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (eye-fire); पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle) — emphasis

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• समम्: equally/at once
• समम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• शरीरम्: body
• शरीरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative)

• प्रापयिष्यसि: you will attain/you will be brought to
• प्रापयिष्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) (णिच् causative)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative) — ‘you will cause to obtain/you will attain’

Speaker

Lord Shiva (Bharga)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Nīlakaṇṭha

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kama (Madana)

FAQs

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

It teaches that uncontrolled desire (kāma) is burned by Śiva’s jñāna-agni (fire of awakened consciousness), yet desire can reappear in a purified, dharmic form when governed by divine order—pointing to mastery, not mere suppression.

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

The episode highlights Saguna Śiva’s leela—His third eye as the power of insight that dissolves egoic craving. In Linga worship, devotees seek that same inner ‘burning’ of impurities through devotion, mantra, and steady meditation on Śiva as Pati (Lord) who frees the paśu (bound soul) from pāśa (bondage).

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is vairāgya supported by Śiva-upāsanā: applying bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) as a reminder of impermanence, and meditating on Śiva’s inner light/third-eye awareness to transform desire into disciplined devotion and dharmic purpose.