Shloka 49
Ikṣvāku-vaṃśa-prasaṅgaḥ — Genealogy of the Ikṣvāku Line and Exempla of Royal Dharma
बलात्कामाच्च मोहाच्च संहर्षाच्च यदोत्कटात् । जहार कन्यां कामाच्च कस्यचित्पुरवासिनः
balātkāmācca mohācca saṃharṣācca yadotkaṭāt | jahāra kanyāṃ kāmācca kasyacitpuravāsinaḥ
બળ, કામ, મોહ અને ઉગ્ર આવેગથી પ્રેરિત થઈ તેણે—ઇચ્છાવશ—કોઈ નગરવાસીની કન્યાનું અપહરણ કર્યું।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Kālī
Role: destructive
FAQs
The verse highlights how kama (lust) and moha (delusion) function as pasha (bondage), overpowering discernment and pushing a soul into adharma; Shaiva teaching points toward purification and restraint as prerequisites for grace and liberation.
By exposing the destructive momentum of uncontrolled desire, the text implicitly directs the devotee toward Saguna Shiva worship (Linga-upasana) as a stabilizing discipline that purifies the mind and weakens pasha, making the heart fit for Shiva’s anugraha (grace).
A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namah Shivaya) with self-restraint and daily purification—such as applying Tripundra (bhasma) and maintaining a disciplined, sattvic conduct—to reduce kama and moha.