Shloka 13

कामप्रभावः (कामा॑स्य प्रभाववर्णनम्) — The Power of Kāma and the (Ineffective) Attempt to Delude Śiva

Devanagari script

मम प्रवेशमात्रेण सुवश्यास्सर्वजंतवः । अभवद्विकृतो नैव शंकरस्सगणः प्रभुः

Transliteration

mama praveśamātreṇa suvaśyāssarvajaṃtavaḥ | abhavadvikṛto naiva śaṃkarassagaṇaḥ prabhuḥ

Translation

“By my mere entrance, all creatures became completely subdued; yet Śaṅkara, the sovereign Lord, together with His gaṇas, was not disturbed or altered in the least.”

Word by Word

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; 'my'

• praveśa-mātreṇa: by mere entry
• praveśa-mātreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praveśa + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'mere entry'

• suvaśyāḥ: easily subdued
• suvaśyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvaśya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'easily controllable' (sarvajaṃtavaḥ विशेषयति)

• sarva-jaṃtavaḥ: all beings
• sarva-jaṃtavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + jaṃtu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: 'all creatures'

• abhavat: became/was
• abhavat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vikṛtaḥ: disturbed/changed
• vikṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vikṛta (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-विशेषण (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'disturbed/altered'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• eva: indeed/at all
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle): 'indeed/just'

• śaṃkaraḥ: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sa-gaṇaḥ: with his attendants
• sa-gaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: 'together with (his) attendants'

• prabhuḥ: the Lord
• prabhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; apposition to śaṃkaraḥ

Speaker

Sati (narrated within Suta Goswami’s discourse to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Śarabheśvara

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Ganas

FAQs

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

It contrasts the overwhelming power that subdues ordinary beings with Śiva’s absolute steadiness: as Pati (the Lord), He remains inwardly unchanged, teaching that true sovereignty is unshakable spiritual composure.

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

It supports Saguna worship by portraying Śaṅkara as the personal Lord (Prabhu) with His gaṇas, yet pointing to His deeper changelessness—devotees worship the manifest form while contemplating the immutable reality signified by the Liṅga.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with dhyāna on Śiva’s unperturbed nature—aiming to become steady like Śaṅkara amid inner and outer disturbances.