Shloka 30

शिवमायाप्रभाववर्णनम्

Description of the Power/Effects of Śiva’s Māyā

Devanagari script

गरुडः शांडिलीं कन्यां नेतुकामस्सुमोहितः । विज्ञातस्तु तया सद्यो दग्धपक्षो बभूव ह

Transliteration

garuḍaḥ śāṃḍilīṃ kanyāṃ netukāmassumohitaḥ | vijñātastu tayā sadyo dagdhapakṣo babhūva ha

Translation

ಗರುಡನು ಶಾಂಡಿಲೀ ಕನ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಕೊಂಡೊಯ್ಯಲು ಬಯಸಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮೋಹಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದನು; ಆದರೆ ಅವಳು ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಅವನನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಿದಳು, ಕೂಡಲೇ ಅವನ ರೆಕ್ಕೆಗಳು ಸುಟ್ಟುಹೋಯವು.

Word by Word

• गरुडः: Garuḍa
• गरुडः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शांडिलीम्: Śāṇḍilī
• शांडिलीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शांडिली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कन्याम्: the maiden
• कन्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; शांडिलीम् इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन (apposition)

• नेतुकामः: desiring to carry away
• नेतुकामः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नेतु-काम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः: नेतुम् कामः (desirous to take/lead)

• सु-मोहितः: greatly deluded
• सु-मोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु- मुह् (धातु; उपसर्ग/उपपद)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘greatly deluded’

• विज्ञातः: was recognized
• विज्ञातः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ‘was recognized/known’

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-बोधक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• तया: by her
• तया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: immediately)

• दग्धपक्षः: with burnt wings
• दग्धपक्षः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दग्ध-पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः: दग्धाः पक्षाः यस्य (burnt-winged)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed (particle)
• ह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/पादपूरण-अव्यय (expletive particle)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Shandili

FAQs

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

It shows how kāma (grasping desire) and moha (delusion) immediately bring impairment and loss of power; spiritual strength is preserved by dharma and inner restraint, not by force.

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

In Shaiva thought, Saguna Shiva protects dharma and dissolves adharma-born pride; the verse echoes that divine order (Shiva’s śakti) nullifies wrongful intent, guiding the seeker from impulse toward devotion and discipline.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is japa of the Panchakshara (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to burn moha, along with simple vows of self-restraint (niyama) and prayer for right intention before action.