Shloka 21
नारदमोहवर्णनम् — Description of Nārada’s Delusion
सौन्दर्यं सर्वनारीणां प्रियं भवति सर्वथा । तद्दृष्ट्वैव प्रसन्ना सा स्ववशा नात्र संशयः
saundaryaṃ sarvanārīṇāṃ priyaṃ bhavati sarvathā | taddṛṣṭvaiva prasannā sā svavaśā nātra saṃśayaḥ
Beauty is, in every way, dear to all women. At its mere sight she rejoices and comes under its sway—of this there is no doubt.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It highlights how sense-perception (especially attraction to beauty) can quickly draw the mind into dependence, illustrating a subtle form of pāśa (bondage) that a seeker must recognize and transcend through devotion and discernment.
By contrasting worldly fascination with beauty against the stabilizing focus of Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā—the verse implicitly supports redirecting attention from transient forms to Shiva, the enduring refuge who loosens the bonds of desire.
A practical takeaway is sense-restraint supported by Shiva-upāsanā: japa of the Panchakshara ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), and steadying the mind through daily Linga-darśana and simple pūjā, so attraction does not overpower inner clarity.