Shloka 48

देवैर्विष्णोः शरणागमनम्—शिवलिङ्गस्थापनं, शिवसहस्रनामस्तवः, सुदर्शनचक्रप्रदानं च

Devanagari script

कामदेवः कामपालो भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहः भस्मप्रियो भस्मशायी कामी कान्तः कृतागमः

Transliteration

kāmadevaḥ kāmapālo bhasmoddhūlitavigrahaḥ bhasmapriyo bhasmaśāyī kāmī kāntaḥ kṛtāgamaḥ

Translation

彼はカーマデーヴァ（Kāmadeva）、欲の神性そのもの。カーマパーラ（Kāmapāla）として欲を護り治める。彼の御身は聖灰バスマ（bhasma）にまみえ、灰を愛し、灰の上に憩う。彼は欲を制して享受する者、万の心を魅了する愛しき者。さらにアーガマ（Āgama）を確立した主—礼拝と解脱へ導く権威あるシャイヴァの啓示—である。

Word by Word

• कामदेवः: the godhead presiding over desire (desire’s divine principle)

• कामपालः: protector/regulator of desire

• भस्मोद्धूलित-विग्रहः: whose body/form is smeared with sacred ash

• भस्मप्रियः: fond of sacred ash

• भस्मशायी: one who lies/reposes on ash (sign of dispassion and transcendence)

• कामी: the enjoyer/one possessing desire (as sovereign, not as bound)

• कान्तः: the beloved/beautiful one

• कृतागमः: the establisher/composer of the Āgamas (Shaiva scriptures)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating Shiva Sahasranama to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It highlights Shiva’s Agamic authority (kṛtāgamaḥ) and the central Shaiva marker of bhasma (vibhuti), both foundational to Linga-puja as a discipline of purification, renunciation, and right ritual.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Shiva is shown as Pati—the sovereign of kama, not a pashu bound by it—signified by ash (bhasma) that reduces all to impermanence, while also being the revealer of liberating scripture (Āgama).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The practice of wearing/applying sacred ash (bhasma-dhāraṇa) and living with dispassion, paired with Agama-guided worship—methods aligned with Pashupata discipline for weakening pasha (bondage) rooted in desire.