Shloka 43
कामप्रभावः (कामा॑स्य प्रभाववर्णनम्) — The Power of Kāma and the (Ineffective) Attempt to Delude Śiva
सदैव विघ्नं जंतूनां करिष्यन्ति गणा इमे । विना निजार्चनं काम नाना कामरतात्मनाम्
sadaiva vighnaṃ jaṃtūnāṃ kariṣyanti gaṇā ime | vinā nijārcanaṃ kāma nānā kāmaratātmanām
Ces gaṇas susciteront sans cesse des obstacles aux êtres vivants absorbés par mille désirs et plaisirs, lorsque, poussés par la convoitise, ils poursuivent leurs buts sans accomplir d’abord l’adoration qui leur est due.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
Cosmic Event: institution of vighna as moral-cosmic feedback: obstacles arise for kāma-driven beings lacking proper worship
FAQs
It teaches that desire-bound living beings (pāśa-bound) meet impediments when they chase pleasures without first aligning themselves through worship and dharmic intention; devotion disciplines kāma and turns the mind toward Shiva, the remover of bondage.
In Shaiva practice, approaching Saguna Shiva—often through Liṅga worship—purifies intention and establishes divine order; without such propitiation, actions driven by craving invite ‘vighna’ as a corrective force from Shiva’s gaṇas.
Begin undertakings with Shiva worship—recite the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), apply Tripuṇḍra (bhasma), and offer simple Liṅga-pūjā—so desire is subordinated to devotion and obstacles are pacified.