Shloka 3
कामविवाहवर्णनम् / Description of Kāma’s Marriage
ब्रह्मोवाच । शंभौ गते निजस्थाने वेधस्यंतर्हिते मयि । दक्ष प्राहाथ कंदर्पं संस्मरन् मम तद्वचः
brahmovāca | śaṃbhau gate nijasthāne vedhasyaṃtarhite mayi | dakṣa prāhātha kaṃdarpaṃ saṃsmaran mama tadvacaḥ
Brahmā said: When Śambhu had returned to His own abode, and when I—Vedhas, the Creator—had vanished from that place, Dakṣa, remembering my words, then addressed Kandarpa (the god of desire).
Brahma
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
FAQs
It marks the turning-point where Dakṣa, driven by pride and worldly intention, invokes Kandarpa (desire). In Shaiva Siddhānta terms, it shows how kāma (desire) and ahaṅkāra (ego) veil the soul (paśu) and pull it away from reverence to Pati (Śiva).
Śambhu returning to His own abode implies the Lord is not compelled by social status or ritual display; He is approached through devotion and right attitude. Linga/Saguṇa-Śiva worship emphasizes inner surrender—without which yajña-like outward acts can become instruments of ego, as Dakṣa’s mindset begins to reveal here.
The practical takeaway is to counter kāma with japa and purity: repeat the Pañcākṣarī ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya") and keep a sāttvika intention in worship; apply Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and cultivate restraint so desire does not hijack ritual and speech.