Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

एवं सत्यपि शंभोर्न दृष्टं मोहस्य कारणम् । भावमात्रमकार्षीन्नो कोपो मय्यपि शंकरः

Transliteration

evaṃ satyapi śaṃbhorna dṛṣṭaṃ mohasya kāraṇam | bhāvamātramakārṣīnno kopo mayyapi śaṃkaraḥ

Translation

Even so, in Śambhu no cause of delusion was seen. He displayed only an outward demeanor; Śaṅkara, too, bore no anger toward me.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• सत्यपि: even though (it is) true
• सत्यपि: अधिकरण (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध; locative absolute)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सति (Locative absolute/सप्तमी) + अपि; ‘सत्यपि’ = सति अपि (even though it is so)

• शंभोः: of Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)

• दृष्टम्: (was) seen
• दृष्टम्: कर्म (कर्मणि-प्रयोगे; object/that which is seen)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोगः—कर्मणि/भावे: ‘दृष्टम्’ = was seen/observed

• मोहस्य: of delusion
• मोहस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• कारणम्: cause
• कारणम्: कर्म/विधेय (predicate nominative; ‘cause’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• भावमात्रम्: mere feeling only
• भावमात्रम्: कर्म (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सीमावाचक/अवधारण: ‘only emotion’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अकार्षीत्: caused/made
• अकार्षीत्: क्रिया (verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist/लुङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘अकार्षीत्’ = did/made

• नः: our/of us
• नः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th) बहुवचन (enclitic); ‘नः’ = of us/our

• कोपः: anger
• कोपः: कर्ता/विषय (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मयि: towards me / in me
• मयि: अधिकरण (locative; ‘towards/in me’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरः: कर्ता (subject/agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sati (addressing/reflecting upon Lord Shiva, Śambhu)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Highlights Śiva’s forbearance and pedagogical compassion: the Lord does not fall into delusion; his ‘outer attitude’ can be a teaching device leading the devotee from misunderstanding to clarity.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Satī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse highlights Śiva’s transcendence: as Pati (the Lord), he is not driven by moha (delusion) or personal anger. Any apparent reaction is only an outward mode (bhāva-mātra), protecting devotees and sustaining dharma without inner agitation.

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

In Linga and Saguna worship, devotees may perceive emotions and responses in Śiva, yet this verse clarifies that such manifestations are compassionate, pedagogical appearances. The Linga signifies the unshaken inner reality—Śiva remains pure consciousness even when he ‘appears’ to act.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is steady japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to internalize Śiva’s calm, non-reactive awareness. Meditate on Śiva as angerless and delusionless, and offer bhasma or water to the Linga with the intention of dissolving moha in oneself.