Shloka 8
अध्याय ४९ — विवाहानुष्ठाने ब्रह्मणः काममोहः
Brahmā’s Enchantment by Desire during the Wedding Rites
रेतसा क्षरता तेन लज्जितोहं पितामहः । मुने व्यमर्द तच्छिन्नं चरणाभ्यां हि गोपयन्
retasā kṣaratā tena lajjitohaṃ pitāmahaḥ | mune vyamarda tacchinnaṃ caraṇābhyāṃ hi gopayan
“Por el semen que así fluyó, yo—Brahmā, el Pitāmaha—quedé vencido por la vergüenza. Oh sabio, para ocultarlo, aplasté con mis pies aquella porción caída.”
Brahma
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Umāpati
Sthala Purana: Etiological seed-motif: the fallen retas becomes a concealed ‘cause’ for subsequent manifestation (often a place/being) in Purāṇic storytelling; this verse itself focuses on concealment rather than naming a shrine.
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It highlights how even exalted beings confront the force of desire, and that shame arises when consciousness turns outward; Shaiva teaching redirects such impulses toward restraint, purity, and devotion to Pati (Shiva) for inner mastery.
The episode underscores the need to approach Saguna Shiva and Linga-worship with inner and outer purity; the Linga symbolizes disciplined, concentrated awareness, where uncontrolled passion is to be sublimated into bhakti and steadiness of mind.
A practical takeaway is brahmacarya and mental restraint supported by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and purification practices like Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) as reminders to curb desire and stabilize awareness.