Shloka 42

काम-शक्र-संवादः / Dialogue of Kāma and Śakra

Indra

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा वचनं तस्मै तथेत्योमिति तद्वचः । अग्रहीत्तरसा कामः शिवमायाविमोहितः

Transliteration

ityuktvā vacanaṃ tasmai tathetyomiti tadvacaḥ | agrahīttarasā kāmaḥ śivamāyāvimohitaḥ

Translation

ശിവന്റെ മായയാൽ മോഹിതനായ കാമദേവൻ 'അപ്രകാരം തന്നെയാകട്ടെ, ഓം' എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് ആ വാക്കുകൾ വേഗത്തിൽ സ്വീകരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/quotative), वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriya (क्रिया/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having said)

• vacanam: speech; words
• vacanam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (वचन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• tathā: so; thus
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• iti: (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• om: Oṃ
• om: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/utterance)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: oṃ (ॐ अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: अव्यय (sacred syllable/interjection)

• iti: (thus)
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (वचः इत्यस्य)

• vacaḥ: utterance; word
• vacaḥ: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (वचस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता/विषय), एकवचन

• agrahīt: accepted; took
• agrahīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tarasā: with speed; swiftly
• tarasā: Karana (करण/instrument; manner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: taras (तरस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—‘वेगेन’

• kāmaḥ: Kāma (the god of love)
• kāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (काम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• śiva-māyā-vimohitaḥ: deluded by Śiva’s māyā
• śiva-māyā-vimohitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śiva (शिव प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (माया प्रातिपदिक) + vi-muh (वि+मुह् धातु)
• Form: समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य माया इति) + क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (विमोहित); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कामः)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Mahadeva

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: oṃ

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Kama

FAQs

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

It shows that even the cosmic principle of desire (Kāma) becomes powerless when covered by Śiva’s māyā, highlighting Śiva as Pati—the sovereign who transcends and governs all impulses that bind the soul.

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

The verse reinforces Saguna Śiva’s active lordship: His māyā directs events and disciplines forces like desire, encouraging devotees to take refuge in Śiva (often through Linga worship) as the controller of bondage and liberation.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The explicit utterance of “Om” points to mantra-oriented remembrance: steady japa of Śiva-mantras (especially the Panchākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) to master desire and align the mind with Śiva’s grace.