Shloka 35

शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्

Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā

Devanagari script

विश्वमित्रो बभूवाथ मोहितश्शिवमायया । रेमे मेनकया व्यास वने कामवशं गतः

Transliteration

viśvamitro babhūvātha mohitaśśivamāyayā | reme menakayā vyāsa vane kāmavaśaṃ gataḥ

Translation

Kemudian Viśvāmitra pun terpesona oleh Māyā Śiva; wahai Vyāsa, dikuasai nafsu ia bersenang-senang dengan Menakā di hutan.

Word by Word

• विश्वमित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वमित्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य मित्रः)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriya-sambandha (क्रिया-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/आरम्भ-अव्यय (then/now)

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विश्वमित्रः)

• शिवमायया: by Śiva's māyā
• शिवमायया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य माया)

• रेमे: enjoyed/sported
• रेमे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मेनकया: with Menakā
• मेनकया: Saha (सह/Instrumental of accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेनका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• व्यास: O Vyāsa
• व्यास: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कामवशम्: under the sway of desire
• कामवशम्: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कामस्य वशः = कामवशः; तं भावम्)

• गतः: having gone (become)
• गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘gone/come to’

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vishvamitra
• Menaka
• Vyasa

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

The verse shows that even great tapasvins can be veiled by māyā when desire arises; in Shaiva Siddhanta, Śiva as Pati alone grants clarity and liberation by removing the bonds (pāśa) of kāma and delusion.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

It emphasizes dependence on Saguna Shiva’s grace—through Linga worship and remembrance of Śiva—to steady the mind, because personal effort (tapas) without surrender can still be overpowered by māyā and desire.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) with disciplined brahmacarya and mindfulness; support sādhanā with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrākṣa as aids to vairāgya and protection from sense-drag.