Shloka 19

Gṛhapati’s Vow: Turning Grief into Mṛtyuñjaya–Mahākāla Sādhana (गृहपतेः प्रतिज्ञा—मृत्युंजय-महाकालजपः)

Devanagari script

कामं दृष्टिनिपातेन त्रैलोक्यविजयोर्जितम् । निनायानंगपदवीं वीक्ष्यमाणेष्वजादिषु

Transliteration

kāmaṃ dṛṣṭinipātena trailokyavijayorjitam | nināyānaṃgapadavīṃ vīkṣyamāṇeṣvajādiṣu

Translation

By the mere lowering of His gaze, He subdued Kāma—empowered by victory over the three worlds—and reduced him to bodilessness, even as Brahmā and the other gods looked on.

Word by Word

• kāmam: indeed / surely
• kāmam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāmam (अव्ययीकृत-रूप; काम)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/adverb) ‘कामम्’ = ‘निश्चयेन/यथेष्टम्/अवश्यम्’

• dṛṣṭi-nipātena: by the casting of (his) glance
• dṛṣṭi-nipātena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + nipāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—दृष्टेः निपातः (ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa)

• trailokya-vijaya-urjitam: strengthened by the conquest of the three worlds
• trailokya-vijaya-urjitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trailokya (प्रातिपदिक) + vijaya (प्रातिपदिक) + urjita (कृदन्त; √ūrj/urj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—त्रैलोक्यस्य विजयेन ऊर्जितम् (instrumental-tatpuruṣa sense)

• nināya: led / brought
• nināya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• anaṅga-padavīm: to the state/condition of Anaṅga (bodiless one)
• anaṅga-padavīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + padavī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—अनङ्गस्य पदवी (ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa)

• vīkṣyamāṇeṣu: while (they) were looking on / among the onlookers
• vīkṣyamāṇeṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīkṣyamāṇa (कृदन्त; वि√ईक्ष्, कर्मणि वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘वीक्ष्यमाणेषु’ = ‘देखे जाते हुए/देख रहे (लोगों) में’ (contextual)

• aja-ādiṣu: among Brahmā and others
• aja-ādiṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समासः—अजः आदिः येषां ते (aja and others) (ādi-tatpuruṣa)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Rudra

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Kāma-dahana: Śiva’s glance reduces Kāma to bodilessness, illustrating the Lord’s mastery over desire that binds beings.

Significance: Aids in conquest of kāma (desire) and steadiness in tapas; supports brahmacarya and inner purity.

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kama
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that when consciousness is established in Shiva (Pati) and yogic steadiness, desire (kama) loses its power and becomes “bodiless”—incapable of binding the soul (pashu) with fetters (pasha).

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

The verse highlights Saguna Shiva’s sovereign mastery over the mind and senses: worship of the Linga trains devotion and inner purity so that desire is transformed and no longer obstructs dharma and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is sense-restraint with mantra-japa (especially “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and meditative steadiness; the aim is to weaken craving so it cannot “take form” as compulsive action.