Shloka 9

Devanagari script

कालयोगान्महायोगी तस्यां कामातुरोऽभवत् । दृष्ट्वा योऽप्सरसां रूपं न कदापि विमोहितः

Transliteration

kālayogānmahāyogī tasyāṃ kāmāturo'bhavat | dṛṣṭvā yo'psarasāṃ rūpaṃ na kadāpi vimohitaḥ

Translation

Oleh kerja gaib Kala (Waktu), sang Mahāyogin menjadi diliputi hasrat kepadanya—dia yang bahkan setelah melihat kecantikan para apsarā tak pernah terpedaya.

Word by Word

• कालयोगात्: due to the force of time/fate
• कालयोगात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल-योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘from/through the conjunction of time (destiny)’

• महायोगी: the great yogin
• महायोगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘great yogin’

• तस्याम्: in her
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; pronoun ‘in her’

• कामातुरः: distressed by desire
• कामातुरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम-आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘afflicted by desire’ (कामेन आतुरः)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having seen’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun

• अप्सरसाम्: of the apsarases
• अप्सरसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; genitive ‘of apsarases’

• रूपम्: beauty/form
• रूपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कदापि: ever/at any time
• कदापि: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदा + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• विमोहितः: deluded
• विमोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicate adjective with यः

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Didactic warning: even high yogic attainment can be eclipsed by kāla/karma; reinforces the Siddhānta insistence on Śiva’s grace (anugraha) as the final liberating factor beyond mere tapas.

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: kāla-yoga (dispensation/conjunction of Time) as the causal frame for psychological reversal

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Apsaras

FAQs

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

It shows that Kāla (Time) can precipitate latent impressions and test even advanced ascetics; liberation in Shaiva thought is secured not by mere self-control alone but by ripened knowledge and Shiva’s grace that cuts the bonds of desire (pāśa).

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

The verse highlights the instability of the mind before desire; Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva-upāsanā stabilize awareness through devotion, purity, and remembrance of Pati (Shiva), helping the seeker transcend kāma and moha.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Cultivate japa of the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with steady dhyāna on Shiva, supported by Shaiva disciplines like bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and rudrākṣa as reminders of vairāgya and inner restraint.