Shloka 18

शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्

Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā

Devanagari script

इन्द्रस्त्रिदशपो भूत्वा गौतमस्त्रीविमोहितः । पापं चकार दुष्टात्मा शापं प्राप मुनेस्तदा

Transliteration

indrastridaśapo bhūtvā gautamastrīvimohitaḥ | pāpaṃ cakāra duṣṭātmā śāpaṃ prāpa munestadā

Translation

三十三神の主たるインドラは、ガウタマ仙の妻に心を惑わされた。邪なる心のその者は罪を犯し、やがて聖仙の呪詛を受けた。

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• त्रिदश-पः: lord of the thirty (gods)
• त्रिदश-पः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश-प (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (त्रिदशानां पः/पतिः = lord of the gods)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having become’

• गौतम-स्त्री-विमोहितः: infatuated with Gautama's wife
• गौतम-स्त्री-विमोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गौतम-स्त्री-विमोहित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गौतमस्य स्त्रिया विमोहितः)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चकार: did/committed
• चकार: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दुष्ट-आत्मा: the wicked-souled one
• दुष्ट-आत्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (दुष्टः आत्मा यस्य/दुष्ट आत्मा)

• शापम्: a curse
• शापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राप: obtained/received
• प्राप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Gautama
• Ahalya

FAQs

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

It highlights how even a deva can fall into pāśa (bondage) through desire; adharma produces immediate karmic consequence (the sage’s curse), pointing the seeker toward self-mastery and refuge in Pati (Shiva) as the liberator.

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

By showing the instability of worldly power and heavenly status, the verse redirects faith toward Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga) as the steady refuge who purifies sin and grants inner restraint, leading beyond karmic reaction.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya” with a vow of brahmacharya/self-restraint, and perform Tripuṇḍra bhasma-dhāraṇa as a daily reminder to conquer desire and remain established in dharma.