Shloka 22

शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्

Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā

Devanagari script

चन्द्रश्च मोहितश्शम्भोर्मायया कामसंकुलः । गुरुपत्नीं जहाराथ युतस्तेनैव चोद्धृतः

Transliteration

candraśca mohitaśśambhormāyayā kāmasaṃkulaḥ | gurupatnīṃ jahārātha yutastenaiva coddhṛtaḥ

Translation

Moon (Candra) too—bewildered by Śambhu’s Māyā and agitated by desire—carried off the wife of his own guru; yet, by that very Lord, he was also restored and delivered.

Word by Word

• चन्द्रः: the Moon (Candra)
• चन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मोहित’ = deluded

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

• मायया: by (his) māyā/illusion
• मायया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• काम-संकुलः: filled with desire
• काम-संकुलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative; ‘कामेन संकुलः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गुरु-पत्नीम्: the teacher’s wife
• गुरु-पत्नीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी; ‘गुरोः पत्नी’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• जहार: carried off/abducted
• जहार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; sequence marker)

• युतः: joined/associated
• युतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘युक्त’ = joined/associated

• तेन: by/with him
• तेन: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उद्धृतः: was lifted/rescued
• उद्धृतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘उद्धृत’ = lifted/rescued

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Chandra
• Maya
• Guru (Brihaspati)
• Tara

FAQs

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

It shows how even exalted beings can fall under Māyā and kāma (desire), yet Śiva—as Pati (the Lord)—can lift the bound soul (paśu) from pāśa (bondage) through grace, restoring dharma and inner clarity.

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

The verse highlights Saguna Śiva’s active lordship: He governs Māyā and corrects disorder in the worlds. Linga-worship emphasizes taking refuge in Śiva’s stabilizing presence so the mind is not carried away by desire and delusion.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is daily japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with a disciplined vow of purity, supported by Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as reminders to restrain kāma and seek Śiva’s grace.