Shloka 14
ब्रह्मोवाच । अहं स्वतनयां संध्यां दृष्ट्वा पूर्वमथात्मनः । कामायाशु मनोऽकार्षं त्यक्त्वा शिवभयाच्च सा
brahmovāca | ahaṃ svatanayāṃ saṃdhyāṃ dṛṣṭvā pūrvamathātmanaḥ | kāmāyāśu mano'kārṣaṃ tyaktvā śivabhayācca sā
Brahmā said: “Earlier, on seeing my own daughter Sandhyā, my mind—alas—was quickly drawn toward desire. But she, out of fear of Śiva, abandoned that situation and withdrew.”
Brahma
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
FAQs
It highlights Shiva as the supreme moral governor (Pati) whose presence restrains adharma; even a creator-god’s mind can err, but fear of Shiva’s righteous order prompts withdrawal from wrongdoing and a return to dharma.
Saguna Shiva, worshipped as the Linga, is revered as the visible anchor of dharma and purity; remembrance of Shiva’s authority curbs passion (kāma) and turns the mind toward discipline and devotion.
A practical takeaway is manasa-smaraṇa of Shiva with japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to steady the mind when desire arises, supported by purity disciplines such as Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and daily worship.