Shloka 7
कामप्रभावः (कामा॑स्य प्रभाववर्णनम्) — The Power of Kāma and the (Ineffective) Attempt to Delude Śiva
काम उवाच । ब्रह्मन् शंभुर्मोहनीयो न वै योगपरायणः । न शक्तिर्मम नान्यस्य तस्य शंभोर्हि मोहने
kāma uvāca | brahman śaṃbhurmohanīyo na vai yogaparāyaṇaḥ | na śaktirmama nānyasya tasya śaṃbhorhi mohane
Kāma said: “O Brahmā, Śambhu cannot be deluded, for he is wholly devoted to Yoga. Neither I nor anyone else has the power to bewilder that Śambhu.”
Kāma (Manmatha)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti
Sthala Purana: Doctrinal statement rather than place-myth: Śiva as yogaparāyaṇa is beyond mohana (bewilderment), underscoring His transcendence over māyā and kāma.
Significance: Supports contemplative pilgrimage: the true ‘darśana’ is recognizing Śiva as untouched by delusion; encourages seekers to turn from moha to yoga.
Type: stotra
Role: teaching
FAQs
The verse affirms Śiva as Yogaparāyaṇa—established in yogic sovereignty—therefore untouched by the deluding pull of desire. In Shaiva understanding, the Lord (Pati) is not overcome by kāma or māyā; rather, he rules and transcends them, guiding souls toward liberation.
Worship of the Liṅga/Saguṇa Śiva trains the devotee to approach the Lord as the steady Yogin beyond agitation. The verse supports the devotional insight that Śiva’s form is not a product of passion, but the embodiment of inner stillness—so Liṅga-pūjā is aligned with purification and restraint rather than indulgence.
The practical takeaway is cultivation of yoga and vairāgya: japa of “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” steady meditation on Śiva as the inner witness, and disciplined control of desire. This verse especially supports practices that stabilize the mind (dhyāna) rather than excite it.