Shloka 27

शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्

Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा च बहुवारं हि मोहितश्शिवमायया । अभवद्भोक्तुकामश्च स्वसुतायां परासु च

Transliteration

brahmā ca bahuvāraṃ hi mohitaśśivamāyayā | abhavadbhoktukāmaśca svasutāyāṃ parāsu ca

Translation

ಬ್ರಹ್ಮನೂ ಅನೇಕ ಬಾರಿ ಶಿವಮಾಯೆಯಿಂದ ಮೋಹಿತನಾದನು. ತನ್ನದೇ ಪುತ್ರಿಯ ಮೇಲೂ ಹಾಗೂ ಇತರ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಯರ ಮೇಲೂ ಭೋಗಾಸೆ ಅವನನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸಿತು.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बहुवारम्: many times
• बहुवारम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative: 'many times')

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• मोहितः: deluded
• मोहितः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ब्रह्मा)

• शिवमायया: by Śiva’s māyā
• शिवमायया: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवमाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य माया)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भोक्तुकामः: desirous to enjoy
• भोक्तुकामः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोक्तुम् (भुज् धातु-तुमुन्) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुष (भोक्तुम् इच्छति इति)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वसुतायाम्: in/with his own daughter
• स्वसुतायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location-Object of desire)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वसुतā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वा सुताः = own daughter)

• परासु: in/with other (women)
• परासु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location-Object of desire)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana account to the sages, with the verse describing Brahma’s state under Shiva’s Maya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It teaches that even exalted cosmic beings can fall under bondage (pāśa) through delusion and desire; only Śiva as Pati is truly independent, and liberation requires overcoming moha (bewilderment) and kāma (craving).

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

It underscores the need to seek refuge in Saguna Śiva (as worshipped in the Liṅga) whose grace removes māyā and purifies desire; devotion reorients the mind from enjoyment to surrender and inward freedom.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with sense-restraint and daily Tripuṇḍra/bhasma remembrance, cultivating vairāgya so desire does not become a binding pāśa.