Shloka 19

कामप्रहारः — The Subduing of Kāma (Desire) / Kāma’s Assault and Its Futility

Devanagari script

श्वेतांगा विकृतात्मा च गिरिराजसुता तदा । जगाम मंदिरं स्वं च समादाय सखीजनम्

Transliteration

śvetāṃgā vikṛtātmā ca girirājasutā tadā | jagāma maṃdiraṃ svaṃ ca samādāya sakhījanam

Translation

そのとき山王の娘は、身は白くこわばり、心は内に乱れて、侍女たる乙女たちを伴い、自らの宮殿へと帰って行った。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समाप्त्यर्थक/quotative

• श्री: holy, revered
• श्री: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (honorific), उपसर्गवत् उपपद-विशेषण

• शिवमहापुराणे: in the Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• शिवमहापुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + महापुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्रसंहितायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• पार्वतीखण्डे: in the Pārvatī section
• पार्वतीखण्डे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• कामनाशवर्णनम्: ‘Description of the destruction of Kāma’
• कामनाशवर्णनम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामनाश + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अध्यायनाम

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निर्देशे

• एकोनविंशः: nineteenth
• एकोनविंशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + ऊन + विंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम् (19th)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Umāpati

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Domestic/palatial transition after the crisis: Pārvatī, shaken, returns with companions—setting the stage for continued tapas/inner resolve in the larger narrative arc.

Significance: Models bhakti mixed with viraha/inner agitation; encourages sādhakas to return to disciplined interiority after witnessing/undergoing upheaval.

Shakti Dimension

Shakti Form: Pārvatī

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Parvati

FAQs

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

It shows Pārvatī turning inward after emotional upheaval—an early sign of vairāgya and focused resolve that, in Shaiva Siddhanta terms, prepares the soul (paśu) to seek Pati (Śiva) through disciplined devotion.

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

Though the verse is narrative, it frames the devotional mood that culminates in Saguna Śiva-upāsanā—approaching Śiva through concrete practices (pūjā, vrata, tapas) that later align with Linga worship as a stable support for concentration and grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is inward recollection and preparation for vrata/tapas—supportable by japa of the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) and simple Śiva-pūjā with purity and restraint, as the narrative moves toward Pārvatī’s disciplined devotion.