वसन्त-प्रभावः तथा काम-उद्दीपन-वर्णनम् | Spring’s Influence and the Arousal of Kāma
स्वप्रभावं वितस्तार मोहयन्सकलाञ्जनान् । रत्यायुक्तं तदा कामं दृष्ट्वा को वा न मोहितः
svaprabhāvaṃ vitastāra mohayansakalāñjanān | ratyāyuktaṃ tadā kāmaṃ dṛṣṭvā ko vā na mohitaḥ
ત્યારે રતિ સાથે યુક્ત કામદેવે પોતાનો પ્રભાવ વિસ્તારી સર્વને મોહિત કર્યા। તે સ્થિતિમાં કામને જોઈને કોણ મોહિત ન થાય?
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
It highlights how kāma (desire), empowered by its own shakti and supported by Rati, can bewilder embodied beings—implying that liberation in Shaiva teaching requires mastery over sense-delusion through devotion and discernment.
By showing the overwhelming force of desire, the verse indirectly points to taking refuge in Saguna Shiva (and Linga worship) as a stabilizing support—turning the mind from sensory fascination toward Shiva’s auspicious form and grace.
Japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a vow of self-restraint, along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as reminders of vairāgya, is a practical takeaway for reducing the agitation of kāma.