Shloka 29
शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्
Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā
कश्यपः शिवमायातो मोहितः कामसंकुलः । ययाचे कन्यकां मोहाद्धन्वनो नृपतेः पुरा
kaśyapaḥ śivamāyāto mohitaḥ kāmasaṃkulaḥ | yayāce kanyakāṃ mohāddhanvano nṛpateḥ purā
शिव की माया से कश्यप मुनि मोहित होकर काम से व्याकुल हो गए और उसी भ्रम में उन्होंने एक बार राजा धन्वन से उसकी कन्या का याचन किया।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Mahadeva
FAQs
It highlights that even great beings can be veiled by Śiva’s māyā; when consciousness is covered, desire (kāma) arises and the jīva acts under moha, showing the need for Śiva-bhakti and right knowledge to loosen pāśa (bondage).
The narrative stresses that liberation comes by turning the mind from māyā-driven impulses toward Saguna Śiva—commonly approached through Linga worship—so devotion steadies the mind and restores discernment.
A practical takeaway is japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa, cultivating vairāgya to calm kāma and clear moha.